1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,720 Speaker 1: Proving life is what you make it. I walk into 2 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: a local restaurant right over the holidays. I know it well, 3 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: been there a million times Italian. It's very good. Up 4 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: at this new owner. Who was this person? I inquired? 5 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: He came from Hospow. He told me had worked in 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: the city, but he and a mate had decided to, 7 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: as he put it, take a punt. It's better to 8 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: be an owner than work for somebody. I immediately admired him. 9 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: The restaurant had been put up for sale because it 10 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: wasn't making any money. Now that is a familiar story, 11 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: of course in Hospbow, doom and misery and Hospow. And 12 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: yet I can tell you why this place hadn't made 13 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: any money. It was because it was only open five 14 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: days a week and only for dinner and for limited hours. 15 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: At that first thing our new owner did was one 16 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: open seven days a week and two open for lunches 17 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: as well. He even opened Christmas Day last minute, did 18 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: twenty covers on Christmas Day on short notice. By the 19 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: time we left town, he was more than happy with 20 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: how things were humming. So is Hospow and trouble trouble 21 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: or are there too many owners who don't want to 22 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: do the work. So over the holidays I noticed too 23 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: many people who weren't opened or won't open long enough. 24 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: The cafe that closes at four, you walk in at 25 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: twenty two to four. Sorry, kitchens closed? Why sorry? The 26 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: sign on the door says we're having a well earned 27 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: break back on the third of January or the sixth 28 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: of January. This was in tourist country, and let's be honest, 29 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: I thought all of New Zealand was supposed to be 30 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: tourist country these days. So how much pain is real 31 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: and how much of life has made harder simply by 32 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: not trying hard enough? Is David Seymour right? There are 33 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: two camps in these in this country these days, the 34 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: change makers and the ones who sort of opened but 35 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: not really and then wonder why things are a bit slow. 36 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: Our mate at the restaurant, my better is will make 37 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: a good go of it, because one he's invested, and 38 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: two he is determined, and three he did a couple 39 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: of things the others could have done but they didn't. 40 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: Winners and losers, most of it is about choice. For 41 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,559 Speaker 1: more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to news 42 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the 43 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio