Marisa Bidois

CEO of the Restaurant Association Marisa Bidois tells Kathryn about their initiative to match up hospitality staff with employers who desperately need them. Tautoko HÄpai ÅŒ provides online resources… Audio

Auckland restaurants, cafes and bars are relieved to be opening their doors again today - despite the supercity not yet moving fully down to alert level 2. The city has instead been moved to what the… Audio

The Restaurant Association has delivered a petition calling on the government to adopt a scheme similar to the UK's "Eat Out to Help Out" initiative.

Under the UK scheme, the government foots the… Audio

A petition's been presented to Parliament calling on the Government to directly help out the hospitality industry. It asks the government to adopt a scheme similar to one that's in place in the UK… Audio

Many bars and restaurants barely scraped through the first round of lockdowns.

From midday today, the Auckland hospitality industry will revert to only being able to serve takeaways.

The Restaurant… Audio

There are claims fast food businesses are breaking social distancing rules less than a week after opening under Alert Level 3.

Unite Union says staff are breaking the rules as staff and customers… Audio

Restaurant owners want the government to cap third party delivery companies' commission rates.

The Restaurant Association says Uber Eats charges the most, with a 30 to 35 percent commission rate on… Audio

The focus will still be on keeping contact with others to the bare minimum once the country moves to Alert Level 3, but some restrictions around travel, business and activites will be loosened.

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The Deputy Prime Minister says current data looks compelling for New Zealand to move out of lockdown next week.

Cabinet Ministers will decide on Monday whether to drop from Covid-19 Alert Level 4… Audio

Comments on the latest covid-19 measures from Marisa Bidois of the Restaurant Asociation. Audio

The hospitality industry is braced to take a massive hit from the disruption caused by Covid-19, with an estimated $10 million dollars being lost each week as it drags on. The Restaurant Association… Audio

The CEO of the Restaurant Association says the Government's Covid-19 package is a good start but well overdue. Businesses that can prove they've seen a 30 per cent drop in revenue in any month between… Audio

The government is facing criticism for not moving fast enough on a package to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus.

Yesterday Cabinet approved the development of a business continuity package… Audio

The restaurant industry in New Zealand estimate they're losing $6 million a week in revenue every week because of coronavirus.

Last week Tourism NZ received an $11 million boost to help lift visitor… Audio

The Restaurants Association says the government needs to "step up" with tax cuts, as many of its members report losses from the Covid-19 travel ban.

It says $50 million a week is being lost across… Video, Audio

The tragic death of the influential chef and writer Anthony Bourdain in July was a wake-up call for the hospitality sector, and it's prompted a two-day hui later in October looking at mental health in… Audio

A strong hospitality sector needs staff - but can young people be convinced it's a good career option? The growth in the hospitality sector is solid, although it has slowed in the last year. Things… Audio

It's been a year since Uber Eats arrived in New Zealand, but more and more restaurants saying the cut it takes is too high. Almost 700 businesses have signed up to the service, now available in… Audio