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Uber Eats' revenue surges as 'time poor' Kiwis rely on delivery

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 10 Jun 2026, 9:59am
Photo / Andrew Warner
Photo / Andrew Warner

More and more Kiwis are choosing to order in instead of eating out. 

Uber Eats is booming – its revenue growing 23% last year to $367.3 million. 

The service now reaches more than 84% of the country, covering 178 locations. 

Celebrity chef and health advocate Simon Gault told Heather du Plessis-Allan it’s about convenience, and people are time poor. 

He says it’s a bit like getting room service in a hotel – convenient and easy, but always more expensive, and it’s what people are prepared to pay for.  

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