Following the devastating fire over the weekend, the owners of Waipu Deli Café are looking at starting a pop-up café to serve the town over the busy summer period. The Waipu Deli Café was gutted on Sunday morning by a fire, along with the local pharmacy and Harker Herbals.
"Yesterday was devastating, but today is a lot better," said Café Deli owner Jo Spring. "The building burnt down but Cafe Deli is still alive because it's us."
Spring said it was an opportunity for her to pursue a different direction for the café, and that there would likely be a pop-up café in Waipu over summer. The café employs 14 people over winter, with six extra staff coming on over the warmer months. Spring is hoping to have a plan in place within the next week.
"We won't leave our beautiful community hanging for too long."
