Congratulations Max Cui, our 2024 Aotearoa Barista Champion

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

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