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The patience that customers have extended to restaurants over the last few years is wearing thin, especially as menu prices climb and experienced workers are harder to find.
As prices rise and seasoned help is harder to find, some restaurants are trying to provide a more welcoming experience for their underwhelmed guests.
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New Zealand's Best Beach 2021: Winner revealed Ōhope, Bay of Plenty 30 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 8 minutes to read By: Ewan McDonald Roll up the beach towel, pick up the picnic scraps and toss the melting ice out of the chilly bin on to the grass. The votes have been tallied and our quest to find the Best Beach in Aotearoa is done and dusted, like sand from wet togs. Time to name the winner from our readers' 10 favourite beaches and three wildcards the Herald Travel team added to the shortlist. New Zealand's Best Beach 2021 is Ōhope, narrowly pipping the winner of our 2018 contest, Whangamatā.