A Kaiapoi based craft brewery has been placed into liquidation.
Chinchiller Brewing Limited was placed into voluntary liquidation on 19 December 2025 after shareholders resolved the company could no longer continue trading.
The brewery, which operated from Williams Street in Kaiapoi, ceased trading on the same day.
The company had been operating as a beer brewing business since it was incorporated in April 2021.
According to the liquidator’s first report, the company had been struggling with working capital for some time, with revenue steadily declining over the past year to a level that was no longer sustainable.
Directors sought professional advice before deciding to place the company into liquidation.
Initial investigations…