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Little joy in the hospitality sector over news of a one-off public holiday. New Zealand will mark Queen Elizabeth the Second's death with a public holiday and state memorial service on Monday, September 26. Business New Zealand and the Act Party aren't in favour. Auckland restaurant Vivace owner, Mandy Lusk, says she's already losing bookings for that weekend, with people planning to go away. She says she feels for small hospitality businesses desperately trying to survive and start repaying debt, now facing another loss of productivity with very little warning. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.