15 Dec 2025

Much loved cafe closes doors

From Checkpoint, 4:45 pm on 15 December 2025

A much loved Wellington cafe - famous for Island inspired pies with fillings from creamed paua to boiled brisket Povi Masima - is closing it's doors at the end of the week. The owners say - after a booming start in 2024 - rising costs and dwindling customers have forced them to make the call. Bill Hickman has more.