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Bid to reopen bar closed for months divides community
The aspiring new owners say they have 30 years' experience in hospitality.
Will the Christchurch city council pour cold water on the city’s night life?
Claire Sherwood explains how the fate of Christchurch’s night life is at stake as councillors weigh up alcohol rules.
Hawke’s Bay bar owner calls council plans for earlier closing times ‘crazy’
Chris Sullivan says it’s bar operators who have to change, not opening hours.
Cocktail maker Black Pineapple’s catering arm goes into liquidation
Frankie Walker founded Black Pineapple in 2017 after leaving Lion Breweries.
R23? Why bars might raise age restrictions
A bar owner said he wouldn't be surprised if venues further raised the age restrictions.
No teens allowed: Bar bans under 20s ... again
'It’s like watching Bambi getting to walk on ice for the first time.'
One conviction so far after claims of 'network of corruption' of gaming funds
Eight people were alleged to be linked in a network of gaming proceeds corruption.
'Difficult conclusion': Irish pub announces voluntary liquidation five weeks before St Patrick’s Day
Owners say bar is a victim of Covid, the cyclone, and the other business pressures.
"I hate to see old pubs closed down" - Inkster on history and hospo
Prolific Christchurch publican Nick Inkster takes The Herald on a tour of his latest project. Video / George Heard
‘Let’s go and see a band’: The lost art of pub rock
50 years of pub rock and the icons keeping it alive.
The new bar habit driving pubs nuts
Pubs are telling customers not to queue, saying it's 'foreign, unnecessary and bizarre'.
The new bar habit driving pubs nuts
Pubs are telling customers not to queue, saying it's 'foreign, unnecessary and bizarre'.
Watch: Auckland bar brawl erupts after man allegedly punches woman for refusing dance
Headquarters owner Leo Molloy has offered to compensate the young victim and her father.
Staying in the city? What to do in Auckland for New Year's Eve
Your go-to guide for spending New Year’s Eve in the big smoke.
Opinion: Rebuilding the buzz of Auckland's hospitality sector
OPINION: Aucklanders have shown they’re willing to come out and connect with each other.
Josephine Bartley: Auckland's new alcohol policy explained – changes to when, where you can buy
OPINION: Alcohol-related crime and disorder is at its worst between 9pm and 1am.
'Peaceful' murder defendant who kicked, stomped man's head with full force says he meant no harm
Christopher Salt said he thought the victim was a 501 who had a gun. Neither was true.
Coward punch, fatal head stomps: Trial begins for man who attacked darts opponent
Jurors were shown video of the attack caught on CCTV.
Sky-high yakitori? Here's how you should spend your weekend in Auckland
Christmas markets, art and food for a good cause, plus much more.
The secret to finding Otago's best seasonal food and wine
Lock in this February food festival now - and other travel must-dos coming up soon.
Mixed reaction as free period for alfresco dining fees extended
Tauranga City Council has extended the free outdoor dining period by six months.
'Life of nightmares': Crip jailed after terrifying bar robbery, prison escape and inmate stabbing
An employee of the bar had a pistol held to her head as she opened the cash-filled safe.
Viaduct Harbour lease fee increases: Historic rises quantified
What owners of apartments, restaurants, bars and hotels pay to be on waterfront land.
Revolutionising sports viewing: Inside Auckland's Full Time Sports Bar
Kingsland’s Full Time Sports Bar opens with 10 screens, including a 15m Megatron.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: WFH habits hitting Wellington's economy hard
OPINION: Mondays and Fridays are for WFH - working from home.
Ponsonby’s Chapel Bar & Bistro: Who is claiming money, how much is owed
List of creditors just released shows IRD, bank, food and drink suppliers are owed money.