Buyers sought for rural publications after voluntary administration

Buyers sought for rural publications after voluntary administration
Integrity Community Media publishes five rural titles. (Image: NZME)
Gregor Thompson
Administrators are scouting for buyers of Farming Lifestyles and the Kaipara Lifestyler after the firm that owns them was voluntarily placed in administration.Benjamin Francis and Garry Whimp, of Blacklock Rose, were appointed administrators of Integrity Community Media by company directors on July 22.Francis told BusinessDesk on Monday that he and Whimp were “trying to find a buyer for some or all of the publications that the company operates”.He said the largest creditor was the Inland Revenue Department (IRD). More deta...

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