A new family-friendly cafe and restaurant called The Foxhole Cafe opens at the Mount Maunganui RSA next Saturday following alterations and additions costing more than $500,000.
It's part of a nationwide initiative for RSAs to offer licensed cafes to the public in a bold bid to reverse the trend of club closures and amalgamations.
The Mount RSA and Christchurch's Sumner RSA are the first to herald this change of direction for the 100-year-old community organisation, with 18 to 20 other RSAs interested in joining the franchise.
Sumner's Foxhole Cafe opened today while the Mount RSA's cafe opens next Saturday in order to finish construction of an outdoor deck.
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