SolarZero, Kitchen Things staff receive payments – but customers aren’t so lucky

Employees of Kitchen Things and SolarZero have received their full preferential entitlement, the liquidator and receiver for both organisations says.

But he said customers of Kitchen Things in particular are likely to lose out.

SolarZero was put into liquidation by its directors late last year, while Kitchen Things was put into receivership last month.

Receiver and liquidator Stephen Keen from Grant Thornton New Zealand said the Kitchen Things staff received their maximum entitlement on Thursday and SolarZero employees followed on Friday.

The maximum is $31,820 per employee before tax and other deductions.

Employees rank ahead of many…