A Christchurch courier company that went into liquidation owing more than $1.2 million has been the victim of broken promises, sabotage, and professional failings, its sole director says.
NJ & MS Holdings Limited, trading as Point to Point, was placed into liquidation by the Greymouth High Court on June 30 after an application from Inland Revenue.
Speaking to chrislynchmedia.com, director Taipua Feast said she had put “her heart and soul” into the business and never imagined it would end this way.
“I’ve run the business for the last eight years,” she said. “I went in as an independent contractor for a big courier company and ended up putting on additional vehicles to help them when they couldn’t get other contractors.
They promised me my costs would be covered, but they never kept that promise. From there, they started cutting my income, taking contracts off me, and manipulating the work I got” she alleged.
Feast said those actions slashed her income to a fraction of what it had been and were the start of her financial troubles.
“That’s when I initially got into trouble with taxes. I made an arrangement with IRD and thought I was on top of it, but a lot of the correspondence went through accountants or office managers. I had no idea the situation was anywhere near as bad as it turned out to be.”
She also alleged her reputation was actively undermined. “One customer rang me to ask if I was OK because he’d been told I couldn’t do the job, and he said my service had been flawless for two and a half years.”
Feast launched Point to Point in April 2024, after serving out a six-month non-compete period from her previous contract.
She said she had always done things “by the book” but was let down by people she trusted, including professionals she had engaged, staff who stole from her, and a mechanic whose poor work left her fleet in dangerous condition.
“All my vehicles failed warrants when I switched to another provider. It cost me over $40,000 to fix. I was preparing to take him to the Disputes Tribunal, but the liquidation stopped all of that,” she said.
Feast said she only found out in late May this year that a liquidation application had been filed in March. “It was a complete shock. I tried to get legal advice and buy some time, but it was too late. The penalties are beyond my reach. My only option now is to work with the liquidation and potentially face bankruptcy.”
She disputed figures in the liquidators’ report showing $632,175 in unsecured creditor claims. “It’s nowhere near that,” she said. “Most of the debts were secured against vehicles. I don’t know where that number comes from.”
Feast she had not lived lavishly. “I live a simple life. Everything I did was for my children, my family, my staff, and my customers. I wanted to redefine the delivery experience and make customers feel important. I’m gutted it’s come to this.”
She said her remaining staff stood by her to the very end. “They know the truth and what I’ve fought through. My staff were paid up until the final week before liquidation. Who would work for free for 12 months like some people are claiming? It’s just not true.”
The liquidation is expected to be completed by January 15, 2026.
