King Honey in receivership as Me Today fails to find buyer

By New Zealand Blog News Service Jul 27, 2025

BNZ have appointed PwC NZ’s Richard Nacey and John Fisk as receivers.
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Tory Whanau may have to sell Wellington mayoralty to make ends meet September 20, 2024
Tory Whanau has revealed that she’s struggling so much financially that she may have to part with her beloved mayoralty, that of New Zealand’s capital city, if she’s to fund her ever-diminishing lifestyle. Whanau was elected to lead Wellington in 2022, winning an overwhelming victory against the incumbent mayor: the evil version of Jason Gunn. […]
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NPC teams will now be allowed to actually use the Ranfurly Shield in play September 17, 2024
Following decades of controversy, the governing body of New Zealand rugby, New Zealand Rugby, has ruled that the team currently holding the Ranfurly Shield may once again use it in play during the National Provincial Championship (NPC). The ruling restores the utility of a prize that for many years was rendered merely symbolic, after the […]
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Medieval books celebrated November 1, 2025
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Honours conferred on Waimate men November 1, 2025
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Levy to fund local groups November 1, 2025
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Greenpeace to provide free nitrate water testing November 1, 2025
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