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In the hugely competitive NZ retail sector you have to offer some deal to get people in the door.

A Yukon hotel has struck gold with its cocktail featuring a severed digit in whisky, finds Robin Esrock.

Rugby World Cup patrons can expect to pay up to $17 for a glass of wine in restaurants near Eden Park, but industry heads say it's not a rip-off.

The Christchurch earthquake back in September caused plenty of grief down there, but it also had a rather nasty effect on this particular Aucklander.

When alcohol industry reps unleash their charm offensives on the corridors of power there is one office they dodge, that of Jim Anderton.

It might be Australia's biggest day, but the tills will ring loudly and the bubbly will flow on this side of the Tasman as well on Tuesday.

A judge has paid tribute to the bravery of a bar manager and a patron who foiled the armed robbery of a Christchurch bar.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. In this tale of two buildings, Margot McRae looks at the past year in Devonport.

Why is there is no seriously upscale Spanish restaurant in this city?

Many years ago I was sitting with a friend at a pub in Ireland when an American tourist came in and began studying the menu. He approached the bar and asked the barmaid for "a quicky".

Bad loans to bars, hotels, furniture makers, property investors and even a state house builder wiped out at least $100 million from South Canterbury Finance.

The historic Birdcage Tavern started its slow move towards new temporary lodgings yesterday.