Four Auckland daycares in receivership as creditors close in

Four Auckland daycares in receivership as creditors close in
Peacocks Early Learning Centre has four daycares in Auckland. (Image: NZME)
Gregor Thompson
Four Auckland-based early childhood education centres are in receivership as multiple financiers pursue their owners for funds. Jared Booth and Tony Maginness, of Baker Tilly Staples Rodway, were appointed receivers of Peacocks, Peacocks NZ, as well as V & S Trustee Company, by New Zealand Mortgages and Securities (NZMS) on June 30. The Peacocks entities own four Peacocks Early Learning childcare centres in the Auckland suburbs of St. Lukes, Ellerslie, Stonefields and Epsom. BusinessDesk was unable to reach the owners, S...

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