Auckland superyacht designer sentenced for tax evasion

Wednesday 17 December 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Wed 17 Dec 2025, 2:49pm

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Charles Stuart Robinson has been sentenced to 11 months of home detention and ordered to pay $250,000 in reparations. The Auckland designer was found guilty of 40 charges involving unpaid PAYE from two companies. He used company funds for personal expenses, including private school fees and luxury shopping.

How they headlined it

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1. StuffWed 17 Dec 2025, 1:59pm

   Man found guilty of tax evasion to spend 11 months in home detention at his $7 million property (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsWed 17 Dec 2025, 2:12pm

   Superyacht interior designer sentenced over $1m in unpaid tax (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldWed 17 Dec 2025, 2:49pm

   High-flying super yacht designer Charles Robinson in tax evasion case (opens in new tab)