Lunch with… David Higgins, Duco Events founder and Joseph Parker’s manager, on growing up poor to building an events business empire

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date February 22, 2025

Duco’s David Higgins was 30 when he met his dad; he doesn’t know if he’s even still alive.
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