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Four-day week: Reduced hours emerging trend for restaurants, cafes

This comes as business owners opt to reduce their hours of trade.

'Kingi' stoush: Māori cultural appropriation, or simply a fish?

Orphans Kitchen restaurateurs in stoush over name of new restaurant.

Butter chicken bonanza: Curry tops with Kiwis post-lockdown

We've been ordering our favourite curry in the tens of thousands since lockdown.

The budget-friendly Auckland Restaurant Month - here's what to expect

There's a distinct theme to some of the offerings during this year's event.

Bruce Cotterill: Sometimes we need to remind our customers that we're there

Who knows, your business might even thrive as a result.

Analysis: Is the rosy outlook for hospitality sustainable?

Long term recovery in the hospitality sector could take up to five years.

Auckland's oldest restaurant Tony's steakhouse faces closure

More than 3,286,000 steaks have been served at Tony's over the last 42 years.

Lagered after lockdown: Britain heads to the pub

It comes amid fears of virus spike as UK death toll already world's third worst at 44,198.

Loosen up: Level 1 can't come quick enough for bars and eateries

Hospitality popping the champagne for alert level 1, but recovery still a long way off.

One new Covid-19 case - link to Auckland rest home cluster

The number of new Covid-19 cases in the previous seven days has been just two.

Bar owner: Level 2 only allows them to be 'poor cousins of restaurants'

'It's like owning a shoe shop and you're suddenly selling hot dogs': Night club owner.

National MP flouts social distancing, labels 'St Jacinda's' rules rubbish

Northland MP Matt King dismisses social distancing rules, says NZ not 'Nazi Germany'.

'A city without restaurants and bars is not a city'

Restauranteur Krishna Botica took a number of extreme steps to save her business.

HQ bar's Leo Molloy criticises 'insignificant' Labour MP

Labour list MP Marja Lubeck said the bar wasn't supporting NZ's 'team of 5 million'.

Workers distraught after restaurant chain lays off 150 despite wage subsidy

Good Group says pandemic has decimated business, and it kept as many staffers as it could.

Editorial: How you can make a difference and help businesses survive

WE SAY:Let's provide targeted support that gets money flowing and kick starts the economy.