Her organisation represents a vast range of establishments from South Canterbury to Otematata. While feedback she had received suggested hospitality patronage was down by up to 30 per cent compared to last summer, she said the region is lucky in having “such a diverse range of businesses and people are still in employment and doing well”. “That flows into the hospitality sector,’’ Phillips said. “It’s challenging not just for old pubs, it’s in everyday life.’’
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Ian Gallon of the Empire Hotel in Temuka. In Temuka Empire Hotel’s Ian and Kathy Gallon will pull their last pints of beer next month.