Whether it's a long lunch in our Restaurant, sunset drinks on the Terrace or a or full-on end of year bash - here at The Merchant we believe Christmas is best when served stress-free.

Our Event Pack is designed to ensure your event is just the way you like it, so the party continues long into the New Year!

For more information email lara@themerchantbar.co.nz or visit joylab.co.nz/the-merchant/functions for more details.

Leave work at work!

Heineken gives you the best reason to put down your pen, turn off your computer + join Afterwork by Heineken live at The Merchant. Get amongst people who work hard but play even harder. Heineken Afterwork is the place to be to toast the end of the work week + welcome the start of the weekend.

Join DJ Andy Vann from 4pm every Friday for cool tunes, chilled brews + those afterwork feels, all on the best sun drenched terrace in Auckland.

Cheers to leaving work at work + grooving into the night.

Raising CID awareness for a mate still in our hearts

The Cardiac Inherited Diseases Group (CIDG) and Tuatara Brewery have been working together for the past five years to raise awareness about the little-known Cardiac Inherited Disease in memory of a Tuatara team member.

Matthew Lang, an Auckland Regional Sales Rep for Tuatara Brewery, passed away suddenly in his sleep in December 20, 2013, at the age of 27 from Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) - just one type of Cardiac Inherited Disease (CID).

Matt loved massively hoppy, Pliny-like pale ales, so each year, close to the anniversary of his death, Tuatara brew the Matt Lang Memorial Brew. Proceeds from the sale of the beer are used to fund further AED’s and distributed by CIDG to children and adults diagnosed with the disease.

This year the initiative has been co-hosted or ‘co-brewed’ with another of Matts employers, Joylab (formerly Barworks), who spearhead some of Auckland’s best known gastrobars. It’s allowed the beer quantity to be doubled, with the hope of increasing the fundraising efforts for this worthy cause.

Joylab’s Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen have wholeheartedly supported this year’s extended reach by hosting the collaboration brew and providing the venue for the Auckland launch.

Purchase the Matt Lang Memorial IPA from Joylab establishments Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen, The Merchant, Moretons, The Elephant Wrestler and The Zookeepers Son while stocks last.

For more on CID and the CIDG:http://www.cidg.org.nz

Joylab gift cards are the best pressy this side of town, or any side of town - redeemable at all 20+ Joylab establishments, including right here at Birdie's. Terms and conditions apply – visit [Joylab.co.nz/giftcards](https://joylab.co.nz/giftcards) for more details.