Focus: Karen's Diner bringing the world's worst service to NZ
Would you pay for the worst service? You soon can with what could be the world's rudest restaurant, Karen's Diner, coming to NZ. Video / NZ Herald
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Spending down almost 30 per cent in Auckland CBD and the shops around Auckland Airport.
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An Auckland hotel has a creative solution to battle the Covid-19 economic fallout.
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Hotels challenge Auckland Council's 'bed tax' in High Court
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