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Service remains king as food delivery app interest declines
Just 40% of New Zealanders prefer the use of QR codes on menus over traditional methods.
Wellington’s hospitality scene: What has replaced all the closed restaurants?
A wave of closures has rocked the capital but some doors haven't stayed shut for long.
Property Insider: ‘Smelly, noisy, rickety’ claim at Vic Park; Precinct plans notified
The courtyard was an underutilised space where homeless people went: landlord
Auckland beachfront restaurant in liquidation – what went wrong?
Renowned chef Scott Denning puts his Mission Bay restaurant into liquidation.
Parnell transformation: Before and after $17m Pearson House upgrade
Rabbit warren-like building has had a massive makeover: photos show scale of change.
US restaurant chain TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy
The bar and grill chain says it needs to figure out how to be viable.
Crayfish, heated cutlery, and Tourism New Zealand's $1.4m campaign bill
Fifty influencers flown to outdoor high country pop-up in the middle of winter. Why?
The five biggest property sales in 2024 so far – including Sir Peter Jackson’s Lyall Bay deal
Buying and selling activity is continuing apace, despite the sluggish economy.
'Approaching perfection': Multiple chef's hat awards for Hawke's Bay restaurants
Have you dined at these highly awarded Hawke's Bay restaurants?
‘No 20-year-olds’: Age-restricted dining is on the rise in the US. Will NZ follow?
If you're not 35, you're not coming in.
How this squalid London toilet became a top dining spot
WC now stands for ‘Wine and Charcuterie’.
Hospitality crisis: Desperate plea from another Auckland dining institution
A new Covid-style campaign is being launched to try to save the struggling sector.
Inside Economics: SPQR and what data says about hospitality crisis; Markets make sense of Trump shooting
Opinion: SPQR disaster a taste of hospo's woes; How will Trump shooting shake up markets?
Editorial: The familiar fall of SPQR is a lesson
OPINION: SPQR was felled by forces that seem all too familiar to the hospitality industry.
'Fabulously family': NZ model remembers nights out, secrets kept at fallen hospo hotspot
'I fell face first onto [a] table of screaming strangers, flapping around like a fish'.
Chef of the Year finalist credits Northland collaboration for success
Schnappa Rock's Dean Thompson is a finalist in Hospitality NZ's Chef of the Year award.
Wellington waterfront restaurant v $659m landlord: who won?
Director Mario Dimitrijoski travelled to Auckland in 2020 to meet Stride, discuss lease.
City chefs enjoy taste of coastal-raised lamb
A group of Auckland chefs have enjoyed Turakina hospitality.
Why staying on a Peruvian potato farm could be the best holiday you've ever had
Peru gave the world cocaine, chocolate and the humble spud.
It’s a woman’s world: How female chefs are leading the way in Istanbul
The art of culinary creativity is being finessed by women in Turkey’s capital.
Very few NZ destinations are better in Winter. This is one of them.
Penguins, frosted gardens, and winter balls - welcome to NZ's cosiest city.
'Hasn’t been the easiest trading time': What's eating the hospitality industry?
Growth in fourth quarter sales for hospitality businesses tempered by inflationary costs.
'Bonkers' or brave? Restoring wonky buildings at $200m Ayrburn
'Some of these farmers must have thought we were bonkers when we turned up.'
The growth of Hawke's Bay's fast food alley
There's no opening date yet, but drive-thru sushi's coming to long-vacant site.
UFC star Adesanya buys into popular Auckland eatery
UFC star has a 'piece of the pie' with the thriving business.
Retirement village, hotel and more planned for $200m+ Ayrburn near Arrowtown
'It will take us five years, hoping to be the most visited destination in Queenstown.'
Spanish restaurants can now charge more for seating in shade
Andalusia wants to avoid tourists being stung for seats with shade.