[Link] How the nation’s newest billionaire built a software giant

Read: 27/10/2021 www.afr.com

Tony Walls, the founder of software company Objective Corp, has quietly added $20 million a week to his wealth pile over the past five months.

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[Link] Environmentalists argue Peter Thiel’s luxury NZ lodge will ‘destroy’ lake landscape

Read: 19/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Billionaire Peter Thiel is facing opposition from New Zealand environmental groups over his plans to build a luxury lodge in Wānaka, an alpine town on the South Island.

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