Hospitality
'Excited and nervous': Auckland hospo reopens in traffic light system
Auckland cafes, bars and restaurants are reopening for table service under the new Covid-19 traffic light system, after months of lockdown.
Hospitality sector 'devastated' after being excluded from Auckland stimulus package
As hospitality businesses around Auckland prepare to open to customers tomorrow for the first time in 108 days, the Restaurant Association say they are devastated. Audio
South Island hospitality hoping for busy weekend in traffic light system
The entire South Island has been placed in the orange light setting, meaning life can almost get back to normal.
Takapuna hospitality responds to date for new Covid protection
Auckland hospitality will remain shut for now, but finally has the certainty its been waiting for.
Cafes, restaurants and bars will be allowed to re-open basically from Friday 3 December.
Our… Video, Audio
Why you want to return to the office, eventually
Many people remain reluctant about returning to their workplaces because of Covid-19. Professor of Macroeconomics, Robert MacCulloch joins the show to discuss the great resignation and why people will… Audio
Poll: 70% of Kiwis continue to support national lockdowns
The results were overwhelming when Research New Zealand asked Kiwis about what we should be doing to manage Covid-19, with nearly three-quarters of people (70%) saying they support lockdowns to… Audio
Summer Series - Clifton Station moves into the 21st century
Hawke's Bay's long established Clifton Station made its early fortunes off the sheep's back. But with the crash in wool prices, diversification has been the key to its survival into the 21st century… Video, Audio
Summer Series - Clifton Station moves into the 21st century
Hawke's Bay's long established Clifton Station made its early fortunes off the sheep's back. But with the crash in wool prices, diversification has been the key to its survival into the 21st century…
AudioHospitality worker questions labour shortage: 'They have to offer higher wages'
A hospitality worker says there is no skilled labour shortage, it's that worker pay is too low - but the industry says there aren't enough skilled New Zealanders to fill the jobs. Audio
Students being snapped up by desperate hospitality sector
The industry is calling for urgent visa extensions, border exemptions for critical workers, and extended working hours for student visas. Audio
Cafes, restaurants cutting hours, citing skilled staff shortage
Reducing hours, taking items of the menu, even closing up shop for a bit. That's what cafes and restaurants say they are resorting too as they grapple with a staffing crisis, brought on by a skills… Video, Audio
Farming Flavour - chocolate and chillies
Chocolatier Johnty Tatham and his brother Paddy who is experimenting with chillies are forging new paths as the sixth generation on a sheep and beef farm on the Wairarapa coast. Video, Audio
Farming Flavour - chocolate and chillies
Chocolatier Johnty Tatham and his brother Paddy who is experimenting with chillies are forging new paths as the sixth generation on a sheep and beef farm on the Wairarapa coast.
AudioJust half of Kiwis in favour of trans-Tasman travel bubble
The latest survey from Research New Zealand shows that only half of us are in favour of the trans-Tasman bubble, with fears of Australians bringing Covid-19 into the country being the main reason… Audio
Hospitality, events in limbo as govt holds alert level decision
Auckland's hospitality industry is on tenterhooks on Thursday, on the eve of three big days of America's Cup racing, and frustration is building. Video, Audio
Level 3 lockdown 'absolutely devastating' for many Auckland businesses - Barnett
Last night the Prime Minister announced Auckland will be returning to Alert Level 3 lockdown for at least the next week. Auckland Business Chamber CEO Michael Barnett looks at the likely economic… Audio
Cafes and restaurants struggle without tourism
There are reports today that staff at Astoria, one of Wellington's most well-known cafes have been made redundant weeks out from Christmas. The chief executive of Hospitality New Zealand, Julie White… Audio
Alcohol-related assaults in NZ drop after restrictions
New research from the University of Otago shows that the number of people hospitalised in New Zealand because of assaults over the weekend has reduced significantly following 2013 restrictions on… Audio
Many Auckland restaurants and bars may not survive in alert level 2
Auckland restaurant owner, Mandy Lusk, talks to Wallace about why a number of the city's hospitality operators will not survive under alert level 2 restrictions. Audio
Bold or bonkers? Doing business in uncertain times
It takes courage to re-brand and re-launch a 30-year-old business, and common sense would tell you that in hard economic times, or in the middle of a pandemic it's quite possibly a bad idea. But… Audio
