Us

A few friendly faces you're likely to see at the Cross...  sorry we can't give out any numbers.

 

Ben. Head barista, soundbuoy and part-time Sheriff of these here parts.Seen here in his natural habitat.

Mark. Family man, Bar Manager and hair-stylist model.

Kenese. Veteran Cross Bar-tender, Thursday night Cross' DJ and Radio Active' 'Soul Affair' DJ. Straight A physics Student and Super-star cocktail maker.

Zac and Malky the Cross' trouble makers seen here with their skelatore and Sauron masks.

Niwa! Smooth operator. Niwa is one of the primo bar staff and cocktailer as well as 2nd to Christine handling the functions. Cheeeh bowl.

Tomasi, seen here teaching us a bit of Fijian break dancing at the last staff party. Tomasi is an allstar waiter and barista too.

Our beautiful Rosie. H.R manager and functions organizer. We loves you Rose!

Christine. Waitress, Functions Manager and resident qualified Nanny. Getting a few reading tips here from the kiddies.

Nigel Patterson (aka Captain Hammond Head). Rockstar, Hammond Player, member of the Black Seeds and music manager at the Cross.

Jess. Awesome restaurant waitress, artist and student. Jess rules.

Keyz. veteran barman, quiz master, and actor. Seen here playing out a role in the latest instalment of Saturday Night Fever!

Vee. All-rounder at the Cross and mother to all of us. Famous for her as-strong-as-she-can-get-them "Vee-Bourbons". Chowing down on some chops from the Barbie.

Funk Brotha Apa! Resident Saturday night DJ, walked in off the street one night and stuck round ever since. With thousands of records it's no question he's a bit of a fiend, and the organiser of Vinyl Club the fanzine and the trade day.

Sam the Man. Been at the Cross for over a decade. One of the best fellas you're likely to meet.

Marky P, our newest Duty Manager and brother to our Entertainment Manager Nigel. Marky's on the ball all the time and you just try to stop him grinning that cheeky grin. This your beer mate?

Emma! She's been with us for ages, so when she died we kept her on as a zombie and now pay her in brains. 

Suze, our resident Professional Massage Therapist. Definitely worthy of being included as one of the crew, especially after all of those staff massages...

Rumble. True Gentleman and a damn fine fellow; Also has part time work as an international man of mystery - Love ya style big fella!

 

Sophie. She's a super friendly super cool waitress, helps with the kids program here and is a very talented artist - also unbearably cute as shown above.

 

The Dunkerlys. (Miss Money) Penny (left) is our accounts administrator and lovely office organizer - she knows just about everything. Simon (middle) was one of our top bartenders but as you can see he's on to bigger things. Bob (right) doesn't exactly work here but he's husband to Penny, Father to Simon and a member of the Cross family. Also watch out for these guys on Thursday nights if you're here for the music quiz - they're a formidable team!

 

Tommy. Front line chef extraordinaire. This guy can cook dinner for 25 people faster than you can say protein shake - and always with a smile. He's also secretly a retired flair tender but you'll find him in the kitchen these days.

Malky. Our resident scotsman and long standing Bar Manager, Malky is also a rock star in local band The Volunteers, a jolly good chap and will probably buy you a beer, but don't quote me on that.

Sam G. Risen from the pit of darkness (also known as the sink), he hath come to wreak his terrible vengeance upon the tastebuds of the world! No Sam, not the honey! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

Ainsley, prep chef and part time waitress. New to the Cross, but you couldn't tell - she's that awesome at stuff. Seen here checking out the photographers finger mid-shutter, watch the birdie!

 

Zanderson Sanderson. Marketing and inhuman relations. Known to associate with undesirables and raccoons. 

Peanut. Head chef extraordinaire and creative mastermind - One of those all-to-rare folk who actually enjoy their job. Big ups Dave, you're awesome.

Ray. Head doorman - he's not really as scary as he looks, unless you mess with the crew. We love Ray but the guy behind him isn't so sure... Can i see your ID?

Tim. Floor manager and son of Clarke - Seen here at a jaunty angle observing the haps.

Josh. He's been here for ages now and we've learned to love him. Daytime bar fiend and all round legend.

Kam

Kam. You'll find him in the kitchen cooking up a storm, or in the garden soaking up the rays, like. Awright mate?

Sefton. King of the floor, master delegator and totally lovable Southern Cross fixture. Where would we be without ya Sefty?  

Skittles aka Blair. Our fearsome new barista defending his territory. You call that a knife? THIS is a knife. Check that flat white - Oooosh! Also watch out for his razor sharp guitar skills...

Josh Lynex. Our restaurant and wines man (with a plan). Seen here hard at work setting out quality control guidelines.

Hah gotcha! Jillian is our awesome restaurant lady - a natural born stilt walker and all round good sort. Sundays tremble before her! 

Jim. Mr Hatley came over from the U.K and hassled us so much for a spot of work that we had to give him a job. He's doing great so far but the N.Z sun has given him quite the tan.

Kate S. Usually found in the Lodge tending to the functions, this chick loves good times and has been known to wax devilish - Perfect for the job!

Mara 'Big Dadi' Simpson. Able organizer of Kroon For Your Kai and The Avo Show. She also plays lovely music and has an evil twin who lives in the coffee machine.

Hillary. We got her in for her awesome skills with the ankle biters on Sunday, but she's won us over and now works on the bar too!

B.J. Keeps thing spick & span on the cleaning crew, likes a yarn and a beer in the sun. Good as gold.

Brian. Chef, smart ass wisecracker and awesome fella to boot. We likey.

Kelly. Lovely girl, waitress and coffee maker extraordinaire. Kel is also a pro photographer and a damn good one too!

Josh. He started in the sink and has earned his rank as larder chef through hard work and sheer awesomeness. Not shown to scale.

Megz. Awesome waitress, coffee maker and friend. Seen here havin a wee boogie. Ain't she cute?

Rhonda, Maya & Jessy (clockwise from the top). Rhonda is our CFO (head bean counter) and these are her beautiful children. Awww you guys.

Stella. The name says it all. I mean look at her! nah dont. no wait, do. NO

Vanessa. Helping your kids have as much fun as possible since goodness knows when. 

Siara. Oosh.

Dave. He left now he's back. Good strong arms but he only drinks miniature pints.

 Jono. Zen master of glasses - Also a wealth of useful information about random stuff. We loves Jono.