SolarZero staffers protest amid shock liquidation, demand payout from US firm
Employees and supporters today took to Auckland’s streets.
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Staff from SolarZero, owned by US private equity giant BlackRock have been dealt a crushing blow after the company's shock liquidation. Video / NZ Herald
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