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Freddy, a 12-month-old poodle/spaniel cross, prefers to visit Libby Millar and the Barefoot Café in Christchurch’s Welles St, rather than go to a puppy day care centre. It includes a breakfast mix of meat and kibble and a choice of steaks priced up to $30 for dinner, depending on how spoiled your pooch is. Here’s an updated list of dog-friendly hospitality spots in Christchurch: Aikmans Bar and Eatery Dogs are welcome in the sports bar area of Aikmans in Merivale and have been for many years. Bailies Bar This Edgeware watering hole offers a relaxed vibe as well as pub grub, a brunch menu and dog-friendly atmosphere.
Joe Johnson/Stuff Here’s a list of dog-friendly hospitality spots in Christchurch: Hello Sunday The new owners of the popular Sydenham café are keeping it much the same – retaining the same staff, menu and vibe – including the café’s dog-friendly atmosphere. Antigua Boat Sheds The boat sheds on the banks of the Avon River in the central city have been a part of Christchurch’s history for more than 130 years, and its café is dog friendly. Rollickin Gelato Both Rollickin stores in the central city – New Regent St and Cashel St – have water bowls and host events for dogs and their owners, who can enjoy the icecream while they’re there.
“It’s water off a duck’s back to me, the negative stuff. We’ve had people say they will never set foot in the hotel ever again – great, as far as I’m concerned.” Negative commenters on the hotel’s Facebook page have been swiftly called out by Dyer and other members of the public. “It’s interesting – some people, a very small minority, seem to want to signal to the world on social media that they are racist.”
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Jeremy Dyer, owner of the newly re-named Ōtoromiro Hotel – formerly the Governors Bay Hotel – says most people have been supportive of the name change.
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Jeremy Dyer, owner of the Ōtoromiro Hotel – formerly the Governors Bay Hotel – says the new name “has a nice ring to it and recognises our heritage and culture”.
The owners of a 150-year-old Canterbury hotel have severed its old colonial ties to a controversial figure. Ōtoromiro Hotel in Banks Peninsula, formerly known as Governors Bay Hotel, has dropped its links to former Governor of New Zealand and colonialist Sir George Grey, who was also New Zealand’s 11th premier. Following the Black Lives Matter movement overseas earlier this year, a call was made for many New Zealand landmarks to reinstate their te reo Māori names. Statues of colonialists were pulled down and defaced whilst businesses, landmarks, towns and cities were once again called into question.