Nikau Cafe’s current premises are in the City Gallery Te Whare Toi building, which is currently closed for construction.
Photograph: CC-BY-SA-3.0 / Rachel.healy

Nikau Cafe in Wellington has announced it will close after 25 years, saying ongoing disruptions and earthquake retrofits in nearby construction have become too much.

The company continues to search for a new location and said nothing has been found so far that meets its “unique requirements.”

In a post on Instagram, the cafe said: “We hope we can welcome you back in a new capacity soon. Until then, please know how grateful we are for your support and the memories we’ve created together.”

The last day will be Monday, December 16th.

The cafe’s current premises are in the City Gallery Te Whare Toi building, which is currently closed due to construction work on its doorstep.

RNZ reported in May that the cafe was experiencing problems.

Owner Shelley Addison told RNZ they were only notified of the public the day before. the gallery was going to close Earlier than expected, in June 2024 instead of 2025, due to disruption of ongoing construction work at Te Ngākau Town Square on its doorstep.

The cafe said nearby construction work was “making it increasingly difficult for us to operate as usual” and that key earthquake strengthening set for February 2025 would close the cafe for the duration.

This is the end Numerous accommodation closures in the capitalIncluding Hiakai, Field and Green, Shepherd, Tulsi, Milk Crate, The Bresolin pandoro And Egmont Street Restaurant – many attribute their struggles to the poor economic climate and lack of customers.

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