A founder of the Lone Star restaurant chain was deported from Singapore and fined for working illegally and hiring foreigners without work visas to launch a Kiwi- themed restaurant in the city-state.
The Fern and Kiwi, modelled on Lone Star, promised "the true flavour of classic Kiwi dining" when it opened last September - but by then management were already in trouble after staging an illegal flash-mob haka in Singapore's main shopping street to launch the restaurant.
Shane Hausler, one of five directors of the Lone Star business, went to Singapore to set up Fern and Kiwi but had only a tourist "Social Visit Pass" and was forced to leave. Three others, including two Kiwis, were also refused work visas and sent home. Full story
