New Champions! Meadow Fresh Latte Art Champion 2023 Nico Nozaki and NZ Cup Tasters Champion 2023 Pat Russell

Meet your 2016 Huhtamaki NZ Barista Championship Baristas!

See here for updates on comp times & your competing Baristas..
Semi Finals Running order & Baristas 27th Feb
8:15am Alan Bruce, Mojo Coffee Cartel, Wellington
8:35am Christina Heesun Lee, Eighthirty Coffee Roasters, Auckland
8:55am Nico Refiti, Ozone Coffee Roasters, New Plymouth
9:15am Shine Kim, The Dry Dock Cafe, Tauranga
9:35am Sam Low, Code Black Coffee, Melbourne
9:55am Elle Hendriks, Flight Coffee Hangar, Wellington
10:15am Hanna Teramoto, Mojo Coffee, Auckland
10:35am Dove Chen, Grey Street Kitchen, Hamilton
10:55am Adam Kyne-Lilley, L’affare, Wellington
11:15am Sarah Elisabeth Kall Lindqvist, Flight Coffee, Wellington
11:35am Brittany Cox, Columbus Coffee, Whangarei
11:55am Michael Tan, Meebz Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Finals announced 12:30pm approx
Finals start
Registered Baristas to date & running order for Friday 26th February (Open Heats)
Stage Performance times: (please note these times/running order may change due to conflicts and may move on the day due to unforeseen time-lining issues)
1. 8:30am EunHye Choi, McDonalds, Rotorua
2. 8:49am Brittany Cox, Columbus Coffee, Whangarei
3. 9:08am Duc Tran, The Return of Rad, Auckland
4. 9:27am Elle Hendriks, Flight Coffee Hangar, Wellington
5. 9:46am Matthew Wright, Watery Mouth Cafe, Blenheim
6. 10:05am Nico Refiti, Ozone Coffee Roasters, New Plymouth
7. 10:24am Michael Tan, Meebz Coffee Roasters, Auckland
8. 10:43am Christina Heesun Lee, Eighthirty Coffee Roasters, Auckland
9. 11:02am Alan Bruce, Mojo Coffee Cartel, Wellington
10. 11:21am Yve Robinson, Fresh Pots, Flight Coffee, Auckland
11. 11:40am Adam Kyne-Lilley, L’affare, Wellington
12. 11:59am Courtney Buckland, Elizabeth Cafe and Larder, Tauranga
13. 12:18pm Sam Low, Code Black Coffee, Melbourne
14. 12:37pm Hanna Teramoto, Mojo Coffee, Auckland
15. 12:56pm Sarah Elisabeth Kall Lindqvist, Flight Coffee, Wellington
16. 1:15pm Shine Kim, The Dry Dock Cafe, Tauranga
17. 1:34pm Yeongwan Seo, The Shelf, Auckland
18. 1:53pm Ken Shi, Roma Coffee Roasters Limited, Auckland
19. 2:12pm Dove Chen, Grey Street Kitchen, Hamilton