While there is finally a date, the Dairy and Business Owners Group takes issue that hospitality is being wrongly treated as a risk with
hospitality businesses kicked way down the road to Friday 3 December.
“We celebrate that hairdressers and barbers can reopen later this week but we are shocked by the disregard for hospitality,” says Sunny
Kaushall, Chair of the Dairy and Business Owners’ Group.
“There’s no reason at all why the government could not have gone to Step 3 this week. We thought they’d allow us to open even with a 25 person limit so that we can start generating cashflow and to test the new app.
“As hospitality staff are fully vaccinated we just don’t understand it.
“Today is depressing. It’s cruel and soul-destroying. The government does not give a stuff about hospitality. There seems an arrogant view in government that it’s the fault of businesses who fail despite the fact that they’ve closed us down for months by diktat.
“It’s like they don’t understand that businesses involved in food are highly regulated and operate food control plans. If anyone can reopen safely it’s our sector.
“Now it is not even 1 December but 3 December instead and it just sucks. It’s awful.
“Then we’ve got huge problems in Central Auckland that we need to speak to the Prime Minister about. We have a plan as she didn’t meet hospitality last time she visited Auckland because I asked for a meeting. I am going to ask again but I’m not holding my breath,” Mr
Kaushal said.
Sunny Kaushal
