Wellington’s cafes and restaurants are being given $10 per delivered meal as they adjust to alert Level three trading.
The $10 rebate, offered by WellingtonNZ, is designed to give the ailing businesses a boost after more than a month in complete lockdown under alert level four.
It will only be available to Wellington region eateries for the currently confirmed two weeks of Level 3, up to a maximum of $500 per business. Eateries would be paid for each meal delivery, whether with their own service or one of the apps such as Uber Eats, Delivery Easy and Food Ninja.
Under Level 3 eateries won’t be able to open their premises to the public but will be able to resume takeaways and deliveries.
WellingtonNZ chief executive Lance Walker said while all business sectors were feeling the pain of Covid-19, it was obvious that hospitality had been severely hit since lockdown.
“The meal delivery rebate scheme is a way of ensuring more money goes into the pockets of businesses as they strive to re-establish their operations and reconnect with their customers.
