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Failed manuka oil companies backed by NBR Lister owe $12m

The first receivers’ report reveals Manuka Bioscience’s subsidiary business was sold on March 14 for an undisclosed sum.

Mānuka plant.

NBR Staff Mon, 31 Mar 2025

A pair of failed mānuka oil companies linked to NBR Lister Wayne Wright owe creditors a combined $12.3m.

WFT Finance, a company owned by Wright, was behind the move to appoint receivers from Calibre Partners to Manuka Bioscience and its subsidiary Manuka Biologicals on January 31.

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