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January 16, 2025 | News
Rotorua emergency housing consents partially extended
Seven Rotorua motels have had their emergency housing resource consents extended, with some scheduled to end by December.
April 21, 2026
July 15, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Marisa Bidois | CEO of the NZ Restaurant Association
But the hospitality is facing many challenges and it seems each week another of our favourite restaurant has closed. With SPQR placed in liquidation just on Friday and Chapel Street also closing both popular venues on Karangahape Road
October 20, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Marisa Bidois | CEO of the Restaurant Association
Hospitality industry optimistic following election result.
July 7, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Tracey Hook | Chief Executive Officer of Ngā Wairiki, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi , Ngāti Awa Group Holdings Limited
In a hotly contested competition, Ngāti Awa owned Awa Motel in Whakatāne has taken out the prestigious Hospitality NZ Awards […]
December 7, 2022 | News
Māori eyed for hospitality staff gaps
Restaurant Association spokesperson Marisa Bidois says the sector is trying to encourage more Māori and Pacific people into the industry.
- Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.
