455 days ago

Poll: Do you go to cafes?

Libby Reporter from Waikato Local

As a longstanding cafe tries to avoid being wound up, www.waikatotimes.co.nz...
|others say they’re struggling after Covid gave way to a recession|.

Hamilton’s Jam Cafe has been pursued by IRD for unpaid taxes, which the owner has said he’ll pay before a scheduled hearing in order to avoid liquidation. Jeff Dunstan cited cost pressures including minimum wage rises and inflation.

Times are also tough for others in the sector too, with evening offerings being cut and owners working overtime.

Do you go to cafes? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Do you go to cafes?
  • 28.6% Yes, regularly
    28.6% Complete
  • 49% Occasionally
    49% Complete
  • 20.4% No
    20.4% Complete
  • 2% Other (explain in comments)
    2% Complete
49 votes
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1 day ago

Tamahere home in dentist case was once centre of accountant’s fraud

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

It’s been a feature in a recent Hamilton District Court trial , but a Tamahere mansion already has an complicated history.

The property in Woodcock Rd - notable for having a hydroslide in the back yard - the scene of now-disproved alleged sexual offending by Hamilton dentist Rahul Gautam - made headlines more than 15 years ago, when it was a focus in the case of accountant Gary Soffe.

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22 days ago

Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.

Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.

We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?

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As a customer, what do you think about automation?
  • 9.5% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
    9.5% Complete
  • 43.5% I want to be able to choose.
    43.5% Complete
  • 47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
    47.1% Complete
2522 votes
8 hours ago

The butcher with a taste for adventure

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Jonathan and Sarah Walker are a couple with a give-it-a-go attitude to life, whether it’s travelling the world in a Land Rover or starting a butchery business with no experience.

Nestled below Hakarimata Scenic Reserve just outside of Ngāruawāhia is Soggy Bottom Holding, the local butcher you’ll recognise from frosty mornings at the farmer’s markets.

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