NZL confident in PwC auditors, despite Aussie scandal, chair says

NZL confident in PwC auditors, despite Aussie scandal, chair says
NZ Rural Land Company chair Rob Campbell answered investors' questions. (Image: Supplied)
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New Zealand Rural Land Company’s chair, Rob Campbell, says it's confident in having PwC NZ as its auditors, despite the scandal surrounding the Australian arm of the advisory firm.Campbell’s comments came after a question from one of the NZ stock exchange-listed rural landlord’s shareholders at its annual meeting in Auckland on Friday.They asked whether the NZ Rural Land Company (NZL) had taken any steps to reassess its relationship with PwC, given the recent events in Australia which called into question the auditors'...

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