Adam Botterill and Damien Grant of insolvency firm Waterstone were appointed liquidators of Luna Bakehouse Limited on March 9.
Companies Office records show the company’s shareholders put it into liquidation.
But Inland Revenue had been seeking to liquidate the company after filing a High Court application on February 3.
The application was set to be heard in late-March.
Thi Linh Dan Nguyen and Mohammed Farhan Waniya are the company’s joint directors and shareholders, according to the Companies Office.
They have been approached for comment.
Both Nguyen and Waniya also operated another company FNM Ltd, trading as Luna Cafe and Eatery, which was put into liquidation by Inland Revenue in February.
Luna Cafe and Eatery operated in Auckland’s CBD.
The first liquidator’s report for Luna Bakehouse is due March 16, while FNM Limited’s is expected on March 31.
The hospitality industry has been beset by high-profile closures over the past couple of years.
Last year Auckland cafe Rupa’s closed after 70 years.
The New Zealand franchise of Butlers Chocolate Cafe also closed its five stores following a “prolonged period of economic challenges” after Covid-19.
Popular Palmerston North eatery Cafe Cuba went into liquidation in August with a tax bill of more than $1.5 million.
According to Centrix data, the hospitality sector accounted for the second-highest number of liquidations in the 12 months to January 2026 with 382.