The Huhtamaki NZ Barista Championship was held over the weekend in Wellington.
A closely fought battle with some of the highest standard of performance ever seen in this country that received outstanding print, press and television coverage (see Nightline story here)
On Saturday evening, four-time finalist Nick Clark was named the 2013 Champion and will represent our country at the World Barista Championship from 23-26 May in Melbourne.
Pictured left to right is Nick Clark from NZSCA member company Flight Coffee, runner up Hanna Teramoto from member company Espresso Workshop and third place winner Hadassah Green from member company Coffee Supreme.
Congratulations to all the competitors, semi-finalists and finalists, you can read the full list of competitors here>
Many thanks to our generous sponsors Huhtamaki, Meadow Fresh, Cafetto, Equal®, Nuova Simonelli, AMC Roastery Supply NZ and Acme & Co.