Monthly Archives: January 2012

Letter to the Ministry of Economic Development (16/01/12)

‘alastair.stewart@med.govt.nz’ – Media Manager of the MED:

Dear Alistair,

My name is Steve Taylor, and our family was featured in the Herald on Sunday here:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10778843&ref=rss

I understand that Grant Norman King was not supposed to be acting in the capacity of a self-employed builder or contractor whilst bankrupt, and I wish to make a formal complaint to the Official Assignee about this issue.

I have documents, receipts, and bank statements that prove that Grant Norman King was operating at least two businesses whilst a bankrupt, the businesses being NZ Sleepouts http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=430951962 and NZ Kennels http://www.sella.co.nz/store/60tctl/nz-kennels/

I have cc’d this email to Celeste Anstiss, the Herald on Sunday reporter who broke his story.

Please advise accordingly.

Kind Regards,

Steve Taylor

Reply receved within 30 minutes:

Thanks for this Steve. I will pass this on to our insolvency team.

Regards,

Alastair Stewart
Communications Advisor
Ministry of Economic Development

04 470 2508  |  021 358 274  |  alastair.stewart@med.govt.nz  |  33 Bowen Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington

How did GNK maintain his workload in the marine industry? Why, he’d repeatedly sink his bosses boat!

GNK was reportedly working as a boat builder and repair person, and was working on a 60 ft boat in an Auckland Marina.

Gifted by now at tapping his various employers for cash (without corresponding accountability for where and how the money was actually being spent), GNK apparently found a very novel way of staying in work – he reportedly sunk the same boat (twice) at the Marina berth, and then was paid to affect the repairs (twice).

The cost to the owner of the boat? Approximately $150,000 all up by the time GNK had finished with him.

This takes the “GNK Tally” to $2,140,000 (and counting)