A former rich-lister charged with allegedly misleading authorities and concealing property has pleaded not guilty.
Jamie Peters, who made the National Business Review Rich List in 2006 with an estimated fortune of $40 million, was declared bankrupt in 2009 owing more than $100 million.
Peters, a relative of New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, was a property developer involved with a number of high-profile projects before his bankruptcy including the $300 million East on Quay office development in Auckland.
Last year, he successfully fought an application by the Official Assignee to keep him bankrupt until October 2015.
However, the Official Assignee has appealed against the decision and is making a push to return Peters to bankruptcy.