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'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.

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.

'Trying to shut down venues one by one': Owner says authorities 'killing' bars

Two of Jose Ubiaga bars have been put into liquidation this month.

The good and bad of Auckland’s newest venue Double Whammy!

Karangahape Rd's famous gig spot has been transformed. The Spinoff checks out the changes.

The iconic Auckland restaurants that have closed in 2024

A round-up of recent closures across the city's hospitality scene.

Editorial: The win for local communities in the battle over booze

OPINION: Locals should be the ones to decide on restricting alcohol sales.

Hospo crisis: Can restaurants and bars withstand six more months of pain?

Hospitality faces a confluence of major challenges. How will it survive?