Verry Strange

An interesting article from 2002 on Phil Verry, the man who claims Richard Prebble was referring to him as a suspect in the Brash stolen e-mails:

“BNZ went into crisis mode last year when managing director Peter Thodey received threatening letters and phone calls from Maori separatist organisation New Zealand Armed Intervention Force (NZAIF), claiming to be acting for a customer with a grievance.

Internal BNZ documents NBR obtained show Mr Thodey was approached by disgruntled BNZ customer Phillip Verry, a Christchurch accountant who has a high profile as an outspoken critic of the Wool Board, and his self-styled “negotiator” Kelvyn Alp, a Maori who set up the NZAIF.

Mr Verry, a conspiracy theorist who blames BNZ for many of New Zealand’s problems, claimed BNZ owed him and his business associates $8.3 million after his import company, Khaya Holdings, failed and the family was forced to sell its 1600ha family farm…

…Mr Thodey appealed to the police for help last February after receiving the series of intimidating letters from Mr Verry and night-time visits from Mr Alp and other members of the NZAIF dressed in military garb at his home in Remuera, Auckland.

“These events have significantly impacted on my family and myself, and… I believe my statement shows a very threatening escalation by Messrs Verry and Alp. I firmly believe from their comments (written and verbal) that these men feel that they are above the law,” Mr Thodey said.

A rather interesting character, to put it mildly.

Hat Tip: Mulholland Drive