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Orsini's restaurant, 1988

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Orsini's restaurant, 1988

Orsini’s restaurant in Wellington was one of the first to receive a liquor licence, allowing wine to be served with a meal.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: 1988/4458/2-EP

by Ray Pigney

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Bronwyn Dalley, Wine – Foundations for the future, 1960s to mid-1980s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18354/orsinis-restaurant-1988 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bronwyn Dalley, published 1 March 2009.