Director prohibitions imposed in August and September 2026

The Registrar can prohibit people from managing companies for up to 10 years if, within the previous 5 years, they were involved in managing one or more companies that failed due to mismanagement.

The people named below have been banned (prohibited) from managing companies under section 385 of the Companies Act 1993. Prohibitions remove higher risk individuals from the commercial arena, protect the public, and deter poor management.

People prohibited in August and September 2026

Deepak GANDHARI

Prohibited for 3 years and 6 months from 14 August 2026

• Role: Director and shareholder
• Company: I & A Horticulture Limited (removed)
• Sector: Labour supply (agriculture)

Limin GUO

Prohibited for 7 years from 25 August 2026

• Role: Director and shareholder
• Companies: Y & K Construction Limited (removed); S&S Renovation Limited (in liquidation); Y2Y Swanson Limited (in liquidation); Y2Y Colwill Limited (in liquidation); Areo Living Limited (in liquidation); WS-KA43 Limited (in liquidation); Awa 2001 Limited (in liquidation); Fokkema & Partners Limited (removed); Y2Y Eversleigh Limited (in liquidation)
• Sectors: Construction, residential property development and architectural services

Anthony Gerard MCKENNA

Prohibited for 6 years and 6 months from 30 September 2026

• Role: Director and shareholder
• Company: Cootehill Assets Limited (removed)
• Sector: Construction (residential building)

Phillip Lane STENSNESS

Prohibited for 5 years from 7 September 2026

• Role: Director and shareholder
• Companies: Stomp Workforce Solutions Limited (in liquidation); Stomp Group Limited (removed); Stomp Equipment Limited (in liquidation); Stomp Training and Resources Limited (removed); Stomp Consultants Limited (removed); Stomp Transport Limited (in liquidation)
• Sectors: Employment services, business consulting, machinery and equipment wholesaling, workplace training and transport

Jamie Mark THOMAS

Prohibited for 8 years from 10 August 2026

• Role: Director
• Companies: TCD 2015 Limited (removed); Thomas Consulting Limited (in liquidation)
• Sector: Construction (drilling and construction services)

Reece Maaka UNAHI

Prohibited for 7 years from 6 August 2026

• Role: Director and shareholder
• Companies: RU&CO Merivale Limited (in liquidation); RU&CO Wanaka Limited (removed); RU&CO Ruby Black Limited (removed); RU&CO Group Limited (removed); RU&CO Rutland Row Limited (removed); RU&CO Opawa Limited (removed)
• Sector: Personal services (hairdressing)

Prakash UPRETI

Prohibited for 4 years from 14 August 2026

• Role: Director and shareholder
• Companies: I & A Horticulture Limited (removed); 2G Horticulture Services Limited (removed)
• Sector: Labour supply (agriculture)

Qingliang ZHANG

Prohibited for 7 years from 18 August 2026

• Role: Director and shareholder
• Companies: Yoke Insulation Limited (in liquidation); Houzz Holding Limited (removed)
• Sector: Construction (residential building and insulation installation)

We publish prohibition notices in the news section of our website and in the New Zealand Gazette.

We also record each banned director on our database of disqualified directors. Their details are removed automatically from the database when their prohibition ends.

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