Julie White
Cafes and restaurants struggle without tourism
There are reports today that staff at Astoria, one of Wellington's most well-known cafes have been made redundant weeks out from Christmas. The chief executive of Hospitality New Zealand, Julie White… Audio
Covid-19: Businesses on Alert Level 2.5
Has Alert Level 2.5 come in time to save embattled Auckland businesses?
While premises in Auckland will be largely operating under the same rules as the rest of the country, that's off the back of… Audio
Business News for 18 August 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Covid-19: Hospitality industry calls for more wage subsidy
Bars and restaurants received a thorough pummeling during the first round of lockdowns.
The Auckland hospitality industry will only be able to serve takeaways from midday on Wednesday.
Julie White… Audio
Temporary residents fight to keep jobs as visas expire
Thousands of temporary residents are fighting to keep their jobs with their visas set to expire en masse.
Anyone in the country with an expired work, student, visitor, limited or interim visa, with… Audio
Will domestic travel over long weekend ease tourism fears
As Queen's Birthday approaches this weekend, are kiwis taking the opportunity to holiday in their own backyard? With international travel bans in place for the forseeable future, the reality is… Audio
Cut-price campervan holidays take off, other tourism businesses suffer
With hospitality businesses reeling in the wake of travel ban announcements, and cancellations stacked up in travel company inboxes there's a push now to encourage people to holiday within New… Audio
Coronavirus: Could NZ have multiple contact tracing apps?
Restaurants and bars are gearing up with the tech industry to use a multiplicity of Covid-19 contact tracing apps in Level 2.
A software leaders says signs are the Government will be happy without… Audio
Carnage for some cafes, restaurants and bars
Hospitality New Zealand Chief executive Julie White says a move next week to level 3 may not be enough to save thousands of businesses facing closure. Under level 3, cafes, bars and restaurants will… Audio
Hospitality businesses need more government support
The Epidemic Response Committee has been told the Government needs to urgently introduce measures to boost small businesses' cash-flow.
Businesses have highlighted the lack of cash-flow under Alert… Audio
Covid-19: Hospitality industry asking customers to sign in
New rules covering bars, restaurants and casinos came into effect at the weekend.
As well as customers needing to stay at least a metre away from each other, venues are now expected to do head counts… Audio