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!['Use the good butter': Why Browns cafe in Remuera has a winning formula](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Use the good butter': Why Browns cafe in Remuera has a winning formula
An Auckland couple, who run three successful cafes, talk about how they fill tables.
!['I could cry': 300 donuts sold in 20 min after Hawke’s Bay storm ruins business' event](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'I could cry': 300 donuts sold in 20 min after Hawke’s Bay storm ruins business' event
Emily Whiu thought a Matariki cancellation meant their stock would go to waste.
![Eke Panuku agrees to temporary Wynyard Quarter footbridge: Victory for businesses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Eke Panuku agrees to temporary Wynyard Quarter footbridge: Victory for businesses
Th announcement was a reversal of a previous position to reject a temporary bridge.
![Opinion: Is tourism the comeback kid? We sure need it to be](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Opinion: Is tourism the comeback kid? We sure need it to be
Opinion: Three lessons might help us seriously boost tourism and our relationships.
![Iconic red elephant sculpture moved to Northland after Thai restaurant closes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Iconic red elephant sculpture moved to Northland after Thai restaurant closes
The sculpture from Auckland's Red Elephant restaurant has retired in Northland.
![Hamilton's tallest buiilding being converted into 191-room hotel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Hamilton's tallest buiilding being converted into 191-room hotel
'It’s well needed and brings such a positive feel to the CBD.'
![Ketchup with icecream? McDonald’s is ending its test run of AI-powered drive-thrus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Ketchup with icecream? McDonald’s is ending its test run of AI-powered drive-thrus
Mix-ups went viral on social media.
![Botched holiday: Couple lose $6k when booking site refused to budge over 'mistake'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Botched holiday: Couple lose $6k when booking site refused to budge over 'mistake'
'There are plenty of last-minute deal seekers who may have chanced upon this availability'
![Napier cocktail bar exasperated over council red tape on alleyway use](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Napier cocktail bar exasperated over council red tape on alleyway use
'The only thing we want to do is bring life back to the CBD.'
![When hospitality runs dry: How long should you remote work in a cafe?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
When hospitality runs dry: How long should you remote work in a cafe?
A journalist who has been banned from several cafes wants to spark a conversation.
![Busted: Cleaner springs guests who booked beachside motel to make fake money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Busted: Cleaner springs guests who booked beachside motel to make fake money
Couple checked in carrying a guillotine, printer and multiple laptop bags.
!['Weird vibe': Journalist banned from Napier cafe after overstaying welcome](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Weird vibe': Journalist banned from Napier cafe after overstaying welcome
OPINION: How can a cafe customer be wooed and then shooed?
!['It’s your fault I got fired': Woman attacks colleague she blamed for job loss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'It’s your fault I got fired': Woman attacks colleague she blamed for job loss
Three weeks later she punched a woman stocking Easter products at The Warehouse.
![Asian cuisine expert paid $116k for visa - then worked 14hr days for fractional pay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Asian cuisine expert paid $116k for visa - then worked 14hr days for fractional pay
Chef Jian Zhang endured long shifts exceeding 70 hours per week at Panda Restaurant.
![Auckland's broken waterfront bridge: New plan floated - is this a lifeline for businesses?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Auckland's broken waterfront bridge: New plan floated - is this a lifeline for businesses?
More than 20 major organisations and businesses have urged Eke Panuku to support the plan.
![Craft brewer, gastropub business Brothers Beer tumbles into liquidation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Craft brewer, gastropub business Brothers Beer tumbles into liquidation
Sector at crossroads: 10-year boom cycle reaches plateau in tightening economy.
!['Ripped off': Kebab staff worked without pay before dinner shifts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Ripped off': Kebab staff worked without pay before dinner shifts
Workers only paid for lunch and dinner service, not the hours worked in between.
![Opposition to Burger Fuel's $4m payout extinguished](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Opposition to Burger Fuel's $4m payout extinguished
Burger Fuel raised millions for a US deal that didn't go ahead.
![What’s New Zealand worth? Govt plans include option for $100 levy on tourists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
What’s New Zealand worth? Govt plans include option for $100 levy on tourists
Country out of pocket by $250m to support international visitors.
![Restaurant owners who extorted staff, paid them less than $8 an hour, to pay $99K](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Restaurant owners who extorted staff, paid them less than $8 an hour, to pay $99K
The staff were told they had to give their employers $30,000 or risk deportation.