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Matt Nippert
Matthew Godfrey Nippert (born 1979) is a New Zealand investigative journalist. His 2016 series of articles for the New Zealand Herald has been credited with helping to drive New Zealand tax reform. EducationNippert grew up in the Hutt Valley. He has an honours degree in public policy from Victoria University of Wellington, where he was a contemporary of a future prime minister, Chris Hipkins – they served together on the executive of the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) in 1999.[1] After abandoning a journalism course at Auckland University of Technology, Nippert won a Fulbright Scholarship in 2005 and gained a Master of Science degree (graduating with honours) from Columbia School of Journalism.[2][3] In 2018, Nippert won a Press Fellowship to Wolfson College, Cambridge.[4] CareerAs a student, Nippert was deputy editor of Salient, the weekly student magazine published by VUWSA.[5] Nippert began his career writing general interest feature stories with a preference for the arts. From 2010, he began to focus on business and white-collar crime.[6] He is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.[2] Nippert joined the The New Zealand Herald as an investigative reporter in 2014.[2] He has also worked for the New Zealand Listener, the New Zealand Herald on Sunday, the National Business Review and the Sunday Star-Times. The 'tax gap' seriesNippert's series of New Zealand Herald articles in 2016 revealed that 20 high-profile firms earning revenue in New Zealand paid a surprisingly low level of tax. The series was credited in parliamentary speeches for igniting pressure for corporate tax reform and was excerpted in A Moral Truth: 150 Years of Investigative Journalism in New Zealand, edited by James Hollings.[3] Hollings opined that "Nippert is helping cement the role of investigative journalism as a core part of New Zealand public life".[3] Awards
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