I have met with the Council three times this week. Each time I’ve been told that all they need is this or that piece of information and I will have my consent. Each time I have provided the information asked only to have another hurdle placed in my way. Somebody is either stupid, gutless or [...]

I went to the protest at the City Council yesterday. For me, it wasn’t about the CEO’s pay rise, it was about an institution that is so inept and damaged that none of the different parts are talking to one another. I see this as a failure of leadership and therefore hold Clerk Tony and [...]

Hey all. If you know anyone who is looking for a hospo job, send them my way.While I prefer to have known staff since they were born, opening date is getting closer and finding people who fit into this category is getting harder. So, bar staff, kitchen staff, part time, full time… Whatever you’re looking [...]

I’m looking forward to 2012. I was getting worn down by 2011. Bar falling down, insurance scraps, non-stop trouble with finding a new site, the Council saying the right things in public then finding nothing but obsticles in my way when I tried to get back into the central city… Nothing seemed to be easy. [...]

Food carts are so hot right now. I feel like we are onto something with our proposed gypsy encampment. Check out this article here. Here is a picture of me smashing a Waynzo hotdog for breakfast. Living the dream…

It’s Rosie’s birthday today. Happy birthday Rosie. At our new bar, Rosie will be all grown up and operate her own caravan. I will wait ’til she has finalised her menu etc. before announcing too much, but I thought I’d let you all know that we have gone and picked up her caravan off the [...]

Dear diary, Sorry I haven’t written in a long time. It has been weeks and months of frustrations down here and I began to loose sight of reopening the bar. GBM still stands smashed in the city, while we sit and wait for insurance to come to the party. We can’t get paid out because [...]

I had a soft launch of my garage on Saturday night. Our motto was “If You’re Looking To Meet Girls, You’ve Come to the Wrong Place”. We had 12 boys, 8 bikes, a bunch of beer and a whole lot of laughs. I’m proud to announce I won the midnight wheelie competition, while Jimmy won [...]

For those of you that don’t know, Tim is heading off overseas for a period. So, this Saturday(August 27) at the Brewery will be your last chance to catch Von Klap for a while. They are supporting O’Lovely who are always excellent. So, get down there and say goodbye to Timmy.

In bad news Waterfront Auckland has pulled the pin on the Auckland project. I was really excited about the prospect of getting out of town and representing Christchurch during the Rugby World Cup. In preparation for the event, Waterfront Auckland has developed a bunch of hospitality tenancies on the North Wharf. At the last minute [...]