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A second attempt in the Auckland High Court to place Gulf Harbour Country Club’s owner Long River Investments into liquidation has failed, after the company paid what was owed.
The first attempt, in May, by Inovagen which operated the café at the former club, sought $20,000-$25,000. That amount was paid at the last minute.
This month Auckland Council took Long River back to the High Court seeking unpaid rates of $25,804. Payment was received, and the liquidation application withdrawn on Friday, August 16. Council also sought an order for costs against the company of around $3000.
In addition, it is seeking repayment of a much larger sum – costs of more than $200,000 associated with the demolition of the country club buildings which were rendered unsafe by arson. However, council is not planning to obtain that money through the courts.
Last week, council’s compliance manager Adrian Wilson said that an invoice for those costs, a total of $244,631, had been sent to Long River on August 16. “The invoice states that this amount is due immediately, although as it is a large amount we will give them reasonable time to respond,” he said. “If it is not paid within a reasonable period, we will start the process of applying for a charge to be applied to the land following the process set out in section 129 and section 130 of the Building Act.”
This allows the debt to be put on the property’s title, and it must be discharged before the land can be sold.
