{"id":436078,"date":"2026-05-20T03:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/436078\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T03:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:50:15","slug":"first-table-appoints-payper-as-pr-agency-for-australia-and-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/436078\/","title":{"rendered":"First Table Appoints Payper As PR Agency For Australia And New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:41 pm
Press Release: Payper<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Payper
\nco-founders Lewis Hampton (left) and Adrien Taylor (right)
\n[Photo\/Supplied]<\/p>\n

First Table, New
\nZealand\u2019s number one restaurant booking app, has appointed
\nPayper as its PR agency
\nacross Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

The partnership will
\nsee Payper manage First Table\u2019s earned media strategy as
\nthe Queenstown-founded platform accelerates international
\ngrowth and builds its profile as a leading voice in the
\nhospitality sector in New Zealand and around the
\nworld.<\/p>\n

First Table connects more than 3.5 million
\ndiners with over 4,300 restaurants across New Zealand,
\nAustralia and the United Kingdom. The platform rewards
\ndiners for booking the first table of the night with 50% off
\nthe food bill, while helping restaurants fill off-peak
\ntables at no cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love hospitality and we know
\nthe First Table story well \u2013 having worked with Mat in the
\nvery early days of the business, landing coverage as the
\nplatform launched across New Zealand,\u201d said Adrien Taylor,
\nPayper co-founder.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be teaming
\nup with Mat and the First Table team again. There\u2019s
\nnothing we love more than backing ambitious New Zealanders
\nwho are taking on the world, and First Table is exactly that
\n\u2013 a Kiwi startup that\u2019s built something genuinely
\nworld-class.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advertisement – scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n

Weir said the partnership is a natural
\nfit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been really impressed with Payper \u2013
\nnot just with the results they\u2019ve delivered for other
\nstartups and tech companies, but with how quickly they\u2019ve
\nunderstood our business and what we\u2019re
\nbuilding.<\/p>\n

\u201cHospitality is a fast-moving industry and
\nwe\u2019ve got some ambitious growth plans ahead, so having a
\nteam that genuinely gets our brand and moves quickly with us
\nis important. They already feel like a natural extension of
\nthe First Table team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Payper is a results-based PR
\nagency with offices in Auckland and Christchurch. The agency
\nworks with a portfolio of New Zealand brands including
\nSouthbase Construction, Mons Royale, Coffee Supreme, Abe\u2019s
\nBagels, Evnex, Scapegrace and Contented.<\/p>\n

About
\nPayper:<\/p>\n

With offices in Auckland and Christchurch,
\nPayper is New Zealand\u2019s most accountable and transparent
\nPR agency. Its unique pay-per-success model ensures clients
\npay for the positive news coverage they get, rather than the
\neffort Payper puts in to get it. Payper is passionate about
\nmaking great public relations fair and transparent for all
\nNew Zealanders.<\/p>\n

Founded by a team of former
\njournalists, the agency has partnered with some of New
\nZealand\u2019s most iconic brands, including Mons Royale,
\nAbe\u2019s Bagels, Evnex, and Coffee Supreme. Payper combines
\nstorytelling expertise with precision strategy to deliver
\nresults-driven, media-friendly communications that get real
\nresults.<\/p>\n

About First Table:<\/p>\n

First Table is a
\nrestaurant discovery platform that rewards diners for
\nbooking the first table of the night with 50% off the food
\nbill. Founded in Queenstown, New Zealand in 2014 by Mat
\nWeir, the platform has grown into a community of more than
\n3.3 million diners and over 4,100 restaurant partners across
\nNew Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

First
\nTable is the number one restaurant booking app on both the
\nApp Store and Google Play in New Zealand. The platform\u2019s
\nmodel is free for restaurants to join, helping venues fill
\noff-peak tables and create early buzz, while giving food
\nlovers the incentive to try new restaurants, cuisines and
\nexperiences.<\/p>\n

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