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Auckland company VanLab is among those affected if regulations outlaw porta-potties in freedom camping vehicles. VanLab has sold hundreds of campervan conversion kits since launching 18 months ago, but company owner Andy Jones is a worried man. Changes to freedom camping regulations could throw a spanner in the works for his business, rental fleets, and thousands of campervan, caravan and motorhome owners facing the possibility of costly upgrades to ensure their vehicles are classed as self-contained. Jones, an aeronautical engineer and former McLaren supercar designer, uses 3D scanning tec...

Stuff at the time coronavirus had an “unprecedented and devastating” impact on the business. RNZ New Zealanders have heeded the message to get out and see their backyard, with holiday hot spots even busier than usual. But the tourism industry is still struggling to fill the $6 billion hole left by international tourists. They kept the business operating for as long as it took for their staff to get other jobs, she said. Their closeness to retirement age, problems with getting new vehicles and having to wait until 2022 for the return of some sort of normality all played a part in the dec...

The Australian and New Zealand Jucy rental car and campervan group of companies owed $40.87m to ASB bank when receivers were appointed late last year. Receivership documents said the group, which included Jucy Group, Jucy Rentals, Jucy Holdings and Jucy by Design, was heavily affected by the COVID-19 related border closures and travel restrictions. At the time of its receivership in November, the group's direct and guaranteed debt to ASB was about $40.87m (NZ$44m), and one unsecured creditor was owed $930,000 (NZ$1m). Jucy campervans parked up at the company's rental base at Christchurch airp...

Police have given an update on the Jucy vehicle heist. “It is unlikely there will be funds available for distribution to unsecured creditors from the receivership,” the receivers’ report said. To preserve cash, directors Tim and Dan Alpe had restructured the business in May 2020, putting it into hibernation, laying off staff and rationalising property and vehicle leases before attempting to raise equity for the group. This process led to negotiations with Colin Neal’s Polar Capital which purchased a majority stake in Jucy Group’s rental businesses in New Zealand and Australia. L...