Kaikōura District Council will soon open registrations of interest for the construction of the Wakatu Quay development.
Spending in the hospitality category was $1.35m in March 2024, a 0.7% % increase compared with the same month last year, according to electronic card transaction data from Stats NZ.
It’s imperative that we tackle the pressing issue of employee turnover, writes Lincoln University’s Associate Professor Anthony Brien.
Hospitality industry leaders are in Auckland for the inaugural Pacific Hospitality Forum starting today at Cordis Auckland.
International duty-free retailer Heinemann is entering the New Zealand market with three new outlets at Auckland Airport.
Accommodation and food services businesses are among the top employers offering part-time work, according to figures from Stats NZ.
Economic contribution, community engagement, and environmental sustainability are the foundations of a new strategy for the industry.
Grand Millennium Auckland has opened two new venues in its dining precinct.
Consumer spending in hospitality was $1.27bn in February, according to Stats NZ electronic card transaction data for the month.
While the hospitality industry struggles with a skills shortage, researchers find that chefs in New Zealand and Australia face financial hardship and mental health challenges.
Historic establishments and shiny newcomers are rubbing shoulders in the inaugural Estrella Damm Top 50 New Zealand Gastropub awards.
The Warehouse Group has sold its outdoor adventure and sports retail brand Torpedo7 business for $1.
KMD Brands says its outdoor retail chain Kathmandu has seen softer trading since June 2023 due to a poor winter.
The hunt is on for New Zealand’s best gastropubs in the inaugural Estrella Damm Top 50 New Zealand Gastropub Awards
Electronic card spending in hospitality reached $1.33bn in January 2024, according to Stats NZ.
Consumer spending in the hospitality sector fell to $1.03bn over the holiday period in January 2023, down 1.4% compared to the same month in 2023, according to card spending data from Worldline.
ServiceIQ has launched a new training programme designed to help school students and graduates into service sectors such as tourism and hospitality.
The price of restaurant meals was more expensive in December 2023, compared to the same month last year.
SkyCity is reopening its popular steakhouse The Grill inside its new 50-star Horizon hotel.
Monthly spending on hospitality increased 3.3%, or $45m, between December 2022 and December 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest electronic card transaction data.
A new food and wine destination is opening this week near Queenstown – the first phase of a circa $200m development at a historic 160-year-old farm.
A new hospitality, retail and commercial outlet is planned for the site of a building currently used for car parking.
The inclusion of hospitality alongside tourism in a government portfolio is deserved recognition of a $14bn sector, say industry groups.
The Lindis Group has teased the launch of a new private dining experienced called The Black Diamond.
Napier businesses will be able to stay open on Easter Sunday for the next five years.
The global restaurant burger chain, owned by Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg and his family, was first established in 2011 and opened its first New Zealand location in Auckland in March this year.
Venues Ōtautahi is reporting strong demand for premium hospitality spaces at Te Kaha Stadium in Christchurch.
House of Travel has opened a new store in Christchurch at the front of The Mayfair hotel.
Spending in cafes and restaurants weakened over October, according to Worldline.
The association’s CEO says many of its members will feel positive about the result.
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited and Restaurant Hub are looking for the top 100 dishes across the region as part of Iconic Auckland Eats’ fourth annual awards.
Growth in restaurants and hospitality businesses across the country are being tempered by higher costs, according to the Restaurant Association.
Wellington Airport’s Lyall Bay and Rongotai precincts are being redeveloped to include new food and beverage outlets, as well as a new airport services centre.
Cancellations and the expense of water workarounds are among the challenges for the resort’s operators.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has approved Tourism Industry Aotearoa as an employer bargaining party under the Fair Pay Agreement Act.
Closer integration with businesses and stakeholders is also a top priority for the association’s new CEO.
Christchurch hospitality and accommodation provider Springs Junction Café and Motor Inn has been fined $36,000 for breaching multiple employment standards during the 2020 Covid pandemic.
The pandemic’s lingering impact has driven people back to agents to help cope with uncertainty.
Rotorua restaurant Atticus Funch has taken home the top gong at the Rotorua Hospitality Awards.
Good Spirits Hospitality is selling its portfolio of nine venues for $20.7m to another hospitality operator, Brew On Quay.
Tourism and hospitality businesses from Waiheke Island and Aotea Great Barrier Island have celebrated completing the Taurikura Initiative.
QT Queenstown is reopening the doors to its Lil Red restaurant this month.
New Zealand Venue Co has bought the Morningside Tavern and neighbouring event space, Glasshouse, in Auckland.
Hospitality New Zealand has welcomed new legislation that will enable venues to extend trading hours during the Rugby World Cup without needing a special licence.
Hospitality businesses can open longer for the men’s Rugby World Cup after the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill passed its third reading.
Electronic card spending in hospitality reached $1.18bn during June 2023, according to the latest data from Stats NZ.
SkyCity will open a new Pacific-inspired restaurant in October headed by chef Michael Meredith.
The unique floating coffee and burger stop on the popular Lake Dunstan Cycle and Walking Trail is up for sale.
InterContinental Auckland has appointed former My Kitchen Rules New Zealand host Gareth Stewart as partner chef and design elements of the luxury hotel’s restaurant.
After steering Hospitality NZ through the pandemic, White signs off on an ’empty tank’ but with high hopes for the resilient industry.
