[ad_1] An Auckland craft beer company has reached its crowdfunding goal of $ 1.8 million in record time. Behemoth Brewing’s capital increase offer, which was initially opened to existing shareholders, was made public last Monday and was fully funded within 20 minutes of launch. The brewery was founded in 2013 …
Read More »Beware of the rego email scam: NZTA
[ad_1] Supplied / Supplied NZTA rego scam email image December 1, 2020 Vehicle owners are being told to ignore a fraudulent license renewal email claiming to be from the Waka Kotahi NZ Transportation Agency (NZTA). The email tells recipients to pay $ 79.95 and directs them, via the “renew now” …
Read More »Tiny house coworking village looking for people happy to be part of a ‘tribe’
[ad_1] Supplied Kyron Gosse has converted to the tiny house lifestyle: his current house (pictured) is 30 square meters, which he describes as “a mansion.” If you’ve always liked the idea of a small house, but haven’t been sure how and where you could do it, worry no more. Kyron …
Read More »Safety Warehouse boss Andrew Thorn denies fake money claims as backlash grows
[ad_1] The head of security at Safety Warehouse has defended the controversial giveaway at Aotea Square, saying it has been unfairly characterized as a “fake money” event. Chaos erupted at the Auckland event when a crowd came forward to see what they thought was part of a $ 100,000 cash …
Read More »Fake Money Craze: Petition Calls For Real Cash To Be Paid As Outrage Over Safety Warehouse Hack Moves
[ad_1] A fall in fake cash has triggered a backlash, with calls to boycott The Safety Warehouse and demands for real cash. A disgruntled attendee started a petition on Change.org demanding that people with coupons receive real money and planned a police report, saying that the coupons that looked like …
Read More »Elections in the US: Donald Trump attends a rally to support Georgia senators, but voices his own grievances instead
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump voiced his own complaints about losing the presidential election at a rally in Georgia, rather than trying to help two Republican Senate candidates whose fate will decide the balance of power in Washington once the president-elect Joe Biden takes office next month. Trump rallied thousands …
Read More »Photos show broken glass after firing a gun at Auckland’s central rooftop bar
[ad_1] SUPPLIED A person at the bar said there were at least three shots. One man says gamblers took cover under tables and behind chairs in a bar on the Auckland Viaduct after a gun was fired in the lobby. Acting Detective Sergeant Major Mark Franich said a group of …
Read More »Loss of bank Geraldine BNZ: ‘I am stunned’
[ad_1] Stacy Squires / Stuff The Bank of New Zealand will close its Geraldine branch, along with 37 others across the country next year. (File photo) This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. The owners of a retail business in Geraldine say they and others in …
Read More »Elizabeth Zhong murder: legal tumult with creditors over ‘major misappropriations’
[ad_1] Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong, an Auckland businesswoman, and her beleaguered companies were locked in a legal tumult with creditors before she was killed and shoved into their boot. The High Court battle saw misappropriation allegations of more than $ 4 million involving one of Zhong’s heavily indebted companies. The 55-year-old …
Read More »Straight from Auckland: families leaving city commute, house prices and traffic behind for a new life
[ad_1] Anita and Siva Affleck went from spending up to an hour in Auckland traffic to getting where they need to be on just three songs on a playlist. The couple, who together run Global Baby, Ooh Bubs, as well as the New Zealand distribution of Australian brand Babyhood, moved …
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