The developers of the luxury Quayside apartment complex in Whakatane have left a debt of almost $15 million, according to receivers.

Failed company Quayside Trustee’s debts exceed $14.7m, too high to be offset by the sale of unsold apartments, which have been marked down substantially in a saturated Whakatane property market.

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New Zealand Companies Office records for QUAYSIDE TRUSTEE LIMITED

• Directors: Gregory Neil ROBISON, Mark Steven TATTON and Jonathon Brett MCCOLL
• In Receivership 08 September 2010 – Receiver: Corporate Finance Limited
• In Liquidation 14 October 2010 – Liquidator: Deloitte
• Receiver and Liquidator reports

The Serious Fraud Office opened an investigation into the dealings of failed minor lender Mutual Finance last week.

The white-collar crime investigator began its probe on December 23 after receiving information from the financier’s receiver and the Ministry of Economic Development’s National Enforcement Unit (NEU), according to the SFO website.

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New Zealand Companies Office records for MUTUAL FINANCE LIMITED

• Directors: Lance David MORRISON, Paul Neville BUBLITZ and Paul Raymond Shelley HOCKING
• In Receivership 14 July 2010
• Receiver: Kordamentha
• Receiver reports

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Grant Thornton Auckland Limited is being liquidated for restructuring purposes as it has completed the purpose for which it was incorporated, according to liquidator Michael Dunshea.

View or download a copy of the Liquidators first report

New Zealand Companies Office records for GRANT THORNTON AUCKLAND LIMITED

The Official Assignee advises the following No Asset Procedures:

ANDREWS, Shaana Jordan | 206 Langdales Road, RD 6, Christchurch | 20 December 2010

BOSWORTH, Michael James | 37 Disraeli Street, Hawera | 22 December 2010

BROOMHALL, William Henry | 1/13 Hobson Street, Woolston, Christchurch | 20 December 2010

BROUGHTON, Aiden Garth Te Ako | 35B Twentieth Avenue, Tauranga South, Tauranga | 20 December 2010

BROWN, Davina Leeanne | 68 Kilmarnock Avenue, Strathern, Invercargill | 20 December 2010

CHAPMAN, Michael Stewart | 22B Parkers Road, Nelson | 20 December 2010

CURRY, Warren James | 21 Kauri Drive, Wairakei, Taupo | 22 December 2010

DAVIS, Linda Laraine | 4 Walter Nash Place, Gonville, Wanganui | 22 December 2010

DAVIS, Nathan Tuhimoana | 40A Cedar Heights Avenue, Massey, Auckland | 21 December 2010

EADE, Jeremy Robin | 352 Huia Road, Titirangi, Auckland | 22 December 2010

ELLIOTT, Lara | 25 Ryehill Street, Calton Hill, Dunedin | 17 December 2010

FERGUSSON, Bevan John | 35C Glade Avenue, Richmond, Christchurch | 22 December 2010

FREEMAN, Nicholas Roy Colville | Christchurch | 20 December 2010

GEORGE, Sally Sophie Mariata | 31 Maxwells Line, Awapuni, Palmerston North | 20 December 2010

GINDERS, Mark Andrew | 121 Salisbury Street, Ashhurst | 22 December 2010

GORDON, aka, KALETA, Frances-Kate | 115 Pah Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland | 21 December 2010

GOWANS, Christine Mary | 312 Elles Road, Strathern, Invercargill | 17 December 2010

GROENEWALD, Chadwick Brent | 99 Abbotts Way, Remuera, Auckland | 21 December 2010

HOUKAMAU, Delilah Wairini | 27 Mckenzie Road, Owhata, Rotorua | 21 December 2010

HUGHES, Shona Christina | 140 Tuki Tuki Road, RD 2, Hastings | 21 December 2010

HYETT, Miriam Hendrika, aka, WOLTERS, aka, HYETT, Hendrika | 6A Main North Road, Woodend, Christchurch | 21 December 2010

KIMBER, Ashleigh Amy | 8A Gray Crescent, Torbay, Auckland | 21 December 2010

LUSKIE, Shayne Raymond Herbert | 50 Albertson Avenue, Port Chalmers | 21 December 2010

MACKAY, Karen Ishbel | 1A Bel Air Drive, Hillsborough, Auckland | 21 December 2010

MATENGA, Debbie | 25 Taruheru Cresent, Mangapapa, Gisborne | 20 December 2010

MAY, Shianne Eliza | 7 Church Street, Onerahi, Whangarei | 21 December 2010

MCINTYRE, Tahu Paul | 77 Cannongate, Dunedin Central, Dunedin | 21 December 2010

MUNRO, Paris | 1/29 Warrington Street, Mairehau, Christchurch | 22 December 2010

NAIDU, Chontelle Anita, aka, HUBBARD, Jamie | 18 Hillcrest Place, Avonhead, Christchurch | 21 December 2010

NASH, Charlotte Anna | 24 Glenlea Place, Flatbush, Auckland | 21 December 2010

NEAME, Donna Maree | 26 Andrew Street, Stoke, Nelson | 20 December 2010

NICHOLLS, Alan Robert | 24 Plantagenet Way, Gillingham | 20 December 2010

NICHOLLS, Patricia Karen Esp | 24 Plantagenet Way, Gilligham, Dorset, United Kingdom | 20 December 2010

NIKORA, Clayton Dean | 7A Rawhiti Street, Morningside, Whangarei | 20 December 2010

PETERSON, Caleb | 3 Waenga Drive, Cromwell | 17 December 2010

ROBERTS, Kylie Marie TAIT, Kylie | 6B Townshend Crescent, Greenmeadows, Napier | 22 December 2010

ROBERTS, Loretta Jane | 12 Kerrs Road, Linwood, Christchurch | 17 December 2010

ROBINSON-ARNULL, Mairead Mary | 23 Pitt Street, Reefton | 20 December 2010

SAUNDERS, Darlene Lita | 2/58A Coxhead Road, Manurewa, Auckland | 20 December 2010

SCOTT, Alison Jean | 35B Penryn Drive, Mana, Porirua | 20 December 2010

SMITH, Sally Leeanne | 1/53 Evans Street, Maori Hill, Timaru | 22 December 2010

SPRING, Jeffrey John | 305 Kimbolton Road, Feilding | 22 December 2010

STRETCH, aka, TATIANA, Stella Errarewa | 193 Cambridge Street, Levin | 22 December 2010

STUBBING, Samantha Hiria | 22 Pinfold Avenue, Hamilton East, Hamilton | 22 December 2010

TARAWA, Sheryl Anne | 9 Netherlands Avenue, Kelston, Waitakere | 21 December 2010

TAURUA, aka, MITCHELL, Alice Arihia | 7 Ridgeway Drive, Kamo | 21 December 2010

TUFUGA, Juanita Saolotoga | 22 West Street, West End, Palmerston North | 20 December 2010

WALKER, Merissa Rachel | 1/97 Arran Road, Browns Bay, Auckland | 20 December 2010

WALTERS, Pakira Eriha, aka, Eriha | 50 Weymouth Road, Manurewa, Manukau City | 20 December 2010

WANIGASEKARA, Harischandra, aka, Rajakaruna Wanigase Kara | 15 Jason Avenue, Sandringham, Auckland | 17 December 2010

WEBB, Larry | 35E Tait Street, Kamo, Whangarei | 21 December 2010

WHATARAU, Toni Anne Jane | Wellington | 21 December 2010

OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE.
Private Bag 4714, Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8140.
Freephone: 0508 467 658.

The Official Assignee advises the following Bankruptcies:

BARTOSH, aka, SMITH, Peter Andrew | 24A Norton Road, Otumoetai, Tauranga | 20 December 2010

BEARDSMORE, Troy William | 87 Gray Crescent, Kaiapoi | 20 December 2010

BEGUM, Nazmeen | 18 Dissmeyer Drive, Clover Park, Auckland | 17 December 2010

BOSWELL, aka, COLES, Jeannette | 2/55A Woodlands Crescent, Browns Bay, North Shore City | 22 December 2010

BROOKY, Martin Joseph | 29A Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, Wellington | 21 December 2010

CARSWELL, David James | 158 Napier Road, Havelock North | 21 December 2010

CHELL, Neil Michael | 39 Rowesdale Drive, Ohauiti, Tauranga | 21 December 2010

CHURCHILL, Janet | 80 Cruickshank Road, Clouston Park, Upper Hutt | 21 December 2010

DAVIS, Wayne Philip | 118 Victoria Road, Devonport, North Shore City | 20 December 2010

ELKINTON, aka, ELKINGTON Patricia | 30B Toi Street, Otaki Beach, Otaki | 22 December 2010

FLETCHER, aka, CAMPBELL Judith Ann | 10 Bernleigh Terrace, West Harbour, Auckland | 20 December 2010

GRIFFITHS, Clifford James | 10C North Avon Road, Richmond, Christchurch | 21 December 2010

HUGO BANSE, Semi | 51 Redgrave Street, Hoon Hay, Christchurch | 17 December 2010

HUNT, Fiona Barbara | 10 Norwich Way, High Wycombe, Western Australia, Australia | 20 December 2010

KEEHAN, Michael Thomas | 17A Tongariro Street, Taupo | 21 December 2010

KING, Timothy Gavin | 49 Geraldine Street, Edgeware, Christchurch | 20 December 2010

KIRK, Nicholas George | 8 Robert Street, Mangawhai Heads, Mangawhai | 22 December 2010

LIPSCHITZ, Louis Bernard | C/34B Monteith Crescent, Remuera, Auckland | 17 December 2010

LIPSCHITZ, aka, PRANIC Veroslava | 4A/6 Piwakawaka Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland | 17 December 2010

LLOYD, Walter | 53A Hatton Road, Orewa, Hibiscus Coast | 21 December 2010

MATETE, Mihi Te Aroha | 59 Old Onerahi Road, Onerahi, Whangarei | 17 December 2010

MATETE, Tama Mahaki | 5D Lorien Place, East Tamaki, Manukau | 17 December 2010

MOHAMMED, Shah Feroz | 18 Dissmeyer Drive, Manukau, Auckland | 20 December 2010

NICHOLSON, Paul | 44 Blackwood Drive, Wattle Downs, Auckland | 21 December 2010

NIXON, Maureen Robyn, aka, Robyn | 8/171 Bayview Road, St Kilda, Dunedin | 22 December 2010

PARDEDE, Tumpak Parlulian, aka, Togar | 3/47 Haven Drive, East Tamaki, Manukau | 17 December 2010

POTAKA, aka, BOURKE Mina Ripeka | 39 Wembley Place, Wanganui East, Wanganui | 22 December 2010

RYAN, Robert | 12A Bracken Street, New Plymouth | 20 December 2010

SAKOWITZ, aka, TOYNE, Carmen | Queensland | 21 December 2010

SEATH, Raymond | 560 Featherston Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North | 21 December 2010

TAYLOR, Richard Daniel | 14/170 Church Street, West End, Palmerston North | 22 December 2010

TREANOR, aka, TE KIRI, aka, TE KIRI-TREANOR, Paula Aroha | 51 Brookdale Drive, Ngongotaha, Rotorua | 22 December 2010

VRIEZE, George-Pieter | 78 Owen Street, RD 3, Waipawa | 21 December 2010

WILLIAMS, Aran Israel | 115 Slater Street, Richmond, Christchurch | 20 December 2010

WILLIAMS-FORD, aka, PYE-REDFEARN, Marija Mary | 62 O’Donnell Street, Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia | 22 December 2010

WILLS, Kaye Francis | 220 Nixon Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton | 22 December 2010

WILLS, Murray Phillip | 220 Nixon Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton | 22 December 2010

YOUNG, Leslie James | 31 Mataora Road, Kenmure, Dunedin | 23 December 2010

OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE.
Private Bag 4714, Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8140.
Freephone: 0508 467 658.

Receivers have sold almost 6000 cases and barrel wine stocks from a Gibbston Valley company previously run by bankrupt Christchurch-based developer David Henderson.

The latest receivers report by Paul Sargison and John Leonard, of Gerry Rea Partners in Auckland, says Anthem Holdings was incorporated in December 1999 to develop a vineyard.

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New Zealand Companies Office records for ANTHEM HOLDINGS LIMITED

• Director: David Ian HENDERSON
• In Receivership 28 August 2008 – Gerry Rea Partners
• Receiver reports

Former Five Star Finance managing director Nicholas Kirk and director Marcus MacDonald have been jailed for lying to investors in the failed finance company.

Kirk was sentenced in the Auckland District Court today to two years and eight months imprisonment while MacDonald was jailed for two years and three months.

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Hanover Finance founder Mark Hotchin has had his bid to change an order freezing his assets mostly knocked back in the High Court in Auckland today.

He withdrew his application for more than $1000 a week, and Justice Helen Winkelmann refused an application to allow him to transport a Mercedes and a Porsche to Australia.

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An Auckland businessman who manipulated the company payroll to give himself a $10,000 payrise, has been sentenced to 200 hours’ community work.

Mark Joseph Benjamin, a 45-year-old chartered accountant was convicted of seven fraud charges after a judge-alone trial in the district court last month.

Read the full article online >>> NZ Herald – nzherald.co.nz

• Related articles:
• NZ Herald Dec 1 2010: Payroll fraud accountant named by court
• NZ Herald Nov 30 2010: Accountant fiddled firm’s payroll for $10,000 rise

Former Five Star Finance director Anthony Bowden has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention and 300 hours’ community work on Securities Act charges in the Auckland District Court this morning.

Fellow directors Nicholas Kirk and Marcus MacDonald together with Neill Williams, who was not a director, but was heavily involved in the running of the company, are also due to be sentenced today.

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