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Financial help considered as more disruption looms for struggling Wellington businesses
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Three Wellington cafes closing today, more than 20 staff losing their jobs
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Casino doors shut next week: What happens to 700 SkyCity Auckland staff?
Will staff be paid? Will they have to come to work still? Work shifts? What will they do?
Wellington cafe suffers ‘worst sales day ever’ as job cuts bite
Cafe owners say crunch worse than during Covid and making a profit is 'near impossible'.
Remote Ruapehu restaurant wins national award
'We knew it was a fairly crazy project but we ended up putting two and two together.'
'Approaching perfection': Multiple chef's hat awards for Hawke's Bay restaurants
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Opinion: 'Dawn of resilience' - hospitality needs all our support to survive
OPINION: These are some of the toughest conditions the industry has ever faced.
Economy harder than GFC and Covid, say business owners
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Laid-back approach helps to keep the crowds coming back to ‘magical’ park in Athenree
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Hillside owner on 10 years in business and the future of high-end dining
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