Businessman complains Huka Lodge sale too slow

Businessman complains Huka Lodge sale too slow
Victoria Young
Legal wrangling over the sale of Huka Lodge can finally be revealed, after months of secrecy and several court hearings over what can be published about the process.The 17-acre Taupo luxury lodge remains at the centre of a bitter decades-long fight between businessmen Michael Kidd and Alexander van Heeren.The pair had business interests in New Zealand from 1975 but terminated their partnership in 1989. While they had made an agreement to separate their interests at the time, Kidd later brought legal action in NZ in respect of ass...

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