A popular Chinese takeaway outlet in Christchurch has gone into liquidation, with documents revealing it owes over $1 million to creditors.
Hungry Wok Chinese Cuisine Limited, which traded as Hungry Wok at Riccarton Westfield Mall, was placed into liquidation by the Christchurch High Court on 15 May 2025 following an application by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue.
According to the liquidator’s initial report, the restaurant owed Inland Revenue over $324,000 and had total unsecured debts exceeding $1 million.
Employee claims totalled $4,250.40.
The report cited the impacts of COVID-19 and a failure to meet tax obligations as the reasons for the company’s collapse.
The business, which had been operating since July 2016, officially…