It's 2022 with a side of Deja Vu for the country's bars and restaurants, as work from home orders and guest limits put the strain back on hospitality.
The pain is particularly severe for eateries in Auckland, which spent just three weeks in orange before being plunged back into red light restrictions.
Our reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro joined a pretty quiet lunchtime rush at Auckland's Viaduct.
