Why popular Wellington pub Fortune Favours closed – and who is owed money
The largest amount owing is $2.1m to a shareholder current account. Companies Office records show Shannon Thorpe is…
Life in Wimbledon: Locals reject pub owner’s claim their village is ‘evil’
Wimbledon, Tararua, not so much. The sleepy village of dozens rather than hundreds is a place framed by…
Police investigate Ōrewa cafe arson, remain ‘open-minded’ over link to Auckland pub fire
They said fire crews forced their way inside, extinguishing the blaze. The fire was a month after a…
Astrid Jorgensen talks memoir, Pub Choir NZ tour and life after America’s Got Talent
At her Pub Choir gigs, she takes a song and, in a single evening, teaches hundreds, and sometimes…