15th February 2024 Hospitality / SpendingElectronic card spending in hospitality reached $1.33bn in January 2024, according to Stats NZ.
18th January 2024 Food / HospitalityThe price of restaurant meals was more expensive in December 2023, compared to the same month last year.
18th January 2024 Hospitality / SkyCitySkyCity is reopening its popular steakhouse The Grill inside its new 50-star Horizon hotel.
28th November 2023 Development / HospitalityA new hospitality, retail and commercial outlet is planned for the site of a building currently used for car parking.
10th November 2023 Hospitality / The LindisThe Lindis Group has teased the launch of a new private dining experienced called The Black Diamond.
9th November 2023 Hospitality / WahlburgersThe 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.
2nd October 2023 Hospitality / RANZGrowth in restaurants and hospitality businesses across the country are being tempered by higher costs, according to the Restaurant Association.
14th September 2023 Hospitality / TIAThe Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has approved Tourism Industry Aotearoa as an employer bargaining party under the Fair Pay Agreement Act.
14th August 2023 Awards / HospitalityRotorua restaurant Atticus Funch has taken home the top gong at the Rotorua Hospitality Awards.
2nd August 2023 HospitalityGood Spirits Hospitality is selling its portfolio of nine venues for $20.7m to another hospitality operator, Brew On Quay.
2nd August 2023 Hospitality / QT HotelsQT Queenstown is reopening the doors to its Lil Red restaurant this month.
20th July 2023 Hospitality / RegulationHospitality 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.
17th July 2023 Hospitality / SpendingElectronic card spending in hospitality reached $1.18bn during June 2023, according to the latest data from Stats NZ.
13th July 2023 Hospitality / SkyCitySkyCity will open a new Pacific-inspired restaurant in October headed by chef Michael Meredith.
10th July 2023 Hospitality / Tracks & TrailsThe unique floating coffee and burger stop on the popular Lake Dunstan Cycle and Walking Trail is up for sale.
28th June 2023 Awards / HospitalitySkyCity Entertainment’s general manager of Auckland hospitality, David Allot, has been named the Hospitality Industry Leader of the Year.
13th June 2023 Hospitality / SpendingMay card spending in the hospitality industry increased by 7.6% to $1.176bn compared to the $1.094bn transacted during the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
12th June 2023 Hospitality / RANZNew Zealand hospitality businesses are feeling increasingly pessimistic about the state of the economy, according to the latest survey conducted by the Restaurant Association of New Zealand.
9th June 2023 Hospitality / Stats NZThe hospitality sector has led an increase in the number of filled jobs for the March 2023 quarter, according to Stats NZ.
30th May 2023 Employment / HospitalityThe number of filled jobs in accommodation and food services rose by 17,138 in April 2023, up 12.2% on the same month last year.
29th May 2023 Hospitality / SkyCitySkyCity is opening New Zealand’s highest bar in partnership with champagne brand Moët & Chandon.
22nd May 2023 Budget 2023 / HospitalityHospitality New Zealand says the government’s Wellbeing Budget 2023 does not do enough to support small businesses.
22nd May 2023 Hospitality / WOAPChef Celia Drummond of Floriditas has won the Visa Wellington On a Plate’s Next Gen Cook Off.
10th May 2023 Hospitality / SportsLicensed hospitality businesses will be able to stay open for longer during the Rugby World Cup from September.
17th April 2023 Hospitality / HotelsInterContinental Wellington will open the doors to its new GPO restaurant on 21 April.
17th April 2023 Hospitality / ScholarshipsVisa has launched a $30,000 scholarship for young hospitality workers.
12th April 2023 Hospitality / SpendingElectronic card transactions in hospitality reached $1.34bn in March 2023, up about 50.6% from the $891m generated during the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
29th March 2023 Hospitality / RANZAn associate minister for hospitality is one priority that could help position the sector for the future.
21st March 2023 Awards / HospitalityEntries are open for the 25th Hospitality New Zealand Awards for Excellence 2023, run by Hospitality New Zealand and sponsored by Lion New Zealand.
14th March 2023 Hospitality / SkyCitySid Sahrawat’s Indian restaurant Cassia is relocating to SkyCity after its Fort Street location in Auckland was impacted by weather events and closed in January.
6th March 2023 Hospitality / RANZHospitality businesses across the country are coming together to host New Zealand’s biggest dinner party support of those impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle.
27th February 2023 Hospitality / Stats NZRetail sales volumes in the accommodation services sector rose to $828.3m in the December 2022 quarter, up 28.2% from the $645.9m during the same period in 2021 and just 5.8% down on pre-Covid 2019, according to Stats NZ.
18th January 2023 Hospitality / SpendingSpending in the hospitality industry increased by 24% or $261m in December 2022 when compared with the same month the previous year, according to Stats NZ.
15th December 2022 Hospitality / XeroHospitality sales growth has bucked the trend against a slowdown in New Zealand’s small business sector in November.
13th December 2022 Employment / HospitalityEmployer accreditations are extended and bus drivers get a boost but there’s little for hard-hit hospo.
12th December 2022 Hospitality / TechnologyThe government has approved a loan of up to $1.25m to hospitality software company Loaded Reports.
5th December 2022 Hospitality / RANZBut the recovery could be stymied by labour shortages and increased costs putting pressure on businesses.
25th November 2022 HospitalityGo To Collection hospitality group has been put into voluntary administration and will be restructured to ensure the most successful parts of the business can continue.
3rd November 2022 Heritage / HospitalityHeritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is seeking permanent, fixed term and casual staff at some of Northland’s premium heritage places over summer.
26th October 2022 Employment / HospitalityOnline job advertisements for hospitality roles are growing faster than any other sector as demand for labour remains high.
30th September 2022 Food / HospitalityThere are just two days left until nominations close for the annual Iconic Auckland Eats programme.
14th September 2022 Events / HospitalityNominations are open for the best food experiences in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, from restaurants and cafés to markets, takeaways and food trucks.
12th September 2022 Hospitality / SpendingActual spending in the hospitality industry reached $1.15bn in August 2022, up 78.2% from $646m the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
10th August 2022 Hospitality / SpendingElectronic card spending in the hospitality industry reached $1.9bn during July, up from almost $1.1bn the previous month.
2nd August 2022 Data / HospitalityThe average sale price for hospitality businesses has increased 40% to 284,050 in the 12 months to June 2022.
28th July 2022 Awards / HospitalityFable Dunedin won the best hotel with lodges and holiday parks also among the winners.
28th July 2022 Hospitality / TrainingThe accreditation is for businesses that seek to promote an efficient, productive and harmonious workplace culture.
27th July 2022 HospitalityThe online course aims to educate staff on how to minimise harm in environments where alcohol is served.
19th July 2022 HospitalityHospitality and retail businesses in the Wellington central business district have received an extension on their rates payments under the $2.3m pandemic response package released by Wellington City Council.
12th July 2022 Data / HospitalityElectronic card spending in the hospitality industry fell $6.0m between June 2021 and June 2022, a 0.6% decrease, according to data from Statistics New Zealand.
