TravelInsider’s guide: Best spots to visit in Hastings and Havelock North Skip the tourist traps and explore like a local01 Nov 06:00 PM
PremiumLifestyleSociety Insider: All Blacks baby boom – how McKenzie, de Groot and Barrett are preparing for their new arrivalsPlus, a Kiwi tech mogul on why he returned to NZ after a decade in Silicon Valley. 22 Oct 04:00 PM
Travel newsTravel Alerts: NZ's 19 Michelin-level hotels, luxury giveaways, rose festivals and moreKeep up with travel this week.18 Oct 06:15 PM
PremiumNew ZealandThe century-old hotel that shaped Auckland’s fashion and party culture10 Oct 11:02 PM
Travel newsTravel Alerts: Live music, fresh flavours, and luxury resorts to brighten your October27 Sep 05:09 PM
PremiumNew Zealand'Not asking for millions, just a paint job': Hospitality battlers plead for help07 Sep 06:00 PM
TravelI stayed in a hotel inspired by the red-light district. Here's what guests can expectThe hotel features a big glass box shower in the room's centre.30 Aug 12:00 AM
New ZealandThe big boast only one Bay of Plenty restaurant can makeThe new award puts the Mount Maunganui wine bar in the 'top 40' of NZ, its owner says.27 Aug 07:24 PM
New ZealandHospitality riding the winter storm: 'People just haven’t got the expendable dollar''Trying to create a vibe' in this economy means thinking outside the square.07 Aug 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleSociety Insider: All Black buys $3.5m Waikato home; Rich Lister and hospo queen celebrate milestone birthdaysPlus, what’s in store - on and off the pitch - for Auckland FC this coming season? 06 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandDunedin pub hit with booze ban after 'premium ham' and lawnmower giveaway promotionA Christmas drinks promo has landed The Kensington in Dunedin a brief alcohol suspension.04 Aug 11:10 PM
PremiumPremiumWellingtonBar’s licence suspended over chalkboard promoting 2-for-1 drinksThe council argued it was a criminal offence to advertise the discounted drinks publicly.29 Jul 02:00 AM
New Zealand‘The shame I was carrying was huge’: Third Mama Hooch victim drops name suppressionThe Jaz brothers are fighting the length of their jail terms after 69 convictions in 2023.28 Jul 05:00 PM
Travel newsThe travel highlights you’ll want to bookmarkKeep up with what's new in travel. 19 Jul 06:25 PM
LifestyleThe secret sauce of the bar named NZ's best 'I’ve always wanted to be called an institution – that’s my goal.'08 Jul 10:00 PM
CrimeMan celebrating prison release got into gang-fuelled bar brawl, landing him back in jailThe fight involved multiple people and four victims, including one who was stabbed.27 Jun 07:00 AM
New ZealandBid to reopen bar closed for months divides communityThe aspiring new owners say they have 30 years' experience in hospitality.18 Jun 09:33 PM
Herald NOWWill 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.Watch10 Jun 06:47 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNew partners sought after sudden closure of Napier bar and restaurantGood George parts ways with its Napier site owner, which is in voluntary liquidation.28 May 06:08 PM
New Zealand'Lifting a dark cloud': Bar thrives after ditching pokiesOwners report no financial loss; dining space and food sales have improved.26 May 02:14 AM
New ZealandWhy Gisborne locals are pushing back against relaxed alcohol rules The council consulted on excluding 'sensitive site provisions' in the CBD.01 May 04:30 AM
New ZealandNobody puts Napier in a corner: Councillors stop plan to close nightclubs early'How are young ones going to learn about the world sitting at home playing Playstation?'01 May 02:37 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘What is there to lose?’ Couple take over one of North Island’s most remote pubsFive families from the area purchased the pub in 2024 so the community wouldn’t lose it.19 Mar 05:00 PM
Crime‘Cruel and horrific’: Family confront man who fatally stomped stranger during bar darts gameTofi Matagi was left dying on the bar's game room floor for over an hour.19 Mar 02:20 AM
New ZealandHawke’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.18 Mar 10:44 PM
PremiumPremiumRetailCocktail maker Black Pineapple’s catering arm goes into liquidationFrankie Walker founded Black Pineapple in 2017 after leaving Lion Breweries.12 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandR23? Why bars might raise age restrictionsA bar owner said he wouldn't be surprised if venues further raised the age restrictions.09 Mar 10:47 PM
New ZealandNo teens allowed: Bar bans under 20s ... again'It’s like watching Bambi getting to walk on ice for the first time.'08 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandOne conviction so far after claims of 'network of corruption' of gaming fundsEight people were alleged to be linked in a network of gaming proceeds corruption.13 Feb 08:21 PM
