PremiumTom RaynelMultimedia Business Reporter·NZ Herald·25 May, 2026 01:00 AM5 mins to read‌Chris Rupe, former owner of SPQR Restaurant in Ponsonby, was given a scathing review by the Deputy Registrar. Photo / NZ Herald, Dean PurcellThe former owner of Auckland restaurant SPQR treated the business as his personal “piggy bank” and continued to trade while insolvent for nearly seven years. Christopher Rupe was declared bankrupt in February last year after his Ponsonby Rd establishment went into liquidation in July 2024.

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