Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre liquidators waiting on deal to be signed

Liquidators took control of agri-education provider Taratahi as declining student numbers meant its funding dropped faster than it could cut costs. (Image: NZME)

Riley Kennedy

Thu, 14 Mar 2024

The liquidators of Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre are waiting on a signed sales and purchase agreement to get a long-awaited deal to sell off its campus and farm over the line.Five years ago, Grant Thornton’s David Ruscoe and Russell Moore took control of the agri-education provider as declining student numbers meant its funding dropped faster than it could cut costs.At the time of their appointment as liquidators, the provider had 250 staff across three residential campuses in Wairarapa, Telford, and Reporoa. It also had 10 non-re...

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