SPQR closed its doors in July.
Photo: RNZ / Melanie Earley
It’s been a tough year for businesses around the country.
In November, company liquidations were up 27 percent year-on-year, according to Centrix.
Businesses large and small suffered – and even some big names did not make it.
Here are some of the prominent businesses that did not survive 2024.
SPQR
Aucklanders were shocked in July when Ponsonby favourite SPQR closed its doors.
The restaurant opened in 1992.
“The hospitality industry is struggling and has been since the Covid-19 pandemic. Globally, it’s hard out there for people and when the dollar is tight, this sector suffers,” liquidator Stephen Lawrence told RNZ at the time.
SolarZero
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