Aotearoa Brewers Cup Championship ‘26 Dates: Friday 1st May – Saturday 2nd May | from 9am Location: The Tuesday Club – 42 Airedale St, Auckland CBD No Spectator tickets required, please come along on the day and cheer the competitors on! After growing demand and anticipation, the Aotearoa Brewers Cup Championship returns in 2026! The 2026 […]
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Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship ‘26 3rd May 2026 | 9am 42 Airedale Street, The Tuesday Club Akl No Spectator tickets required, please come along on the day and cheer the competitors on! The Cup Tasters Championship is a fast-paced sensory competition that tests speed, accuracy, and focus under pressure. This event strips coffee back to its
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First up in the Competition Calendar this year is one huge weekend of coffee and all things soft brew – Brewers Cup makes a comeback, alongside crowd favourite Cup Tasters! Event details Dates: 1–3 May 2026 Location: The Tuesday Club, Auckland Ticket release: 10th February 2026 2026 Brewers Cup Rules & Regulations 2026 Cup Tasters
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Introducing The Barista Open Read more > The Barista Open-Competitor Read FAQ > The Barista Open FAQ Watch > Online workshop The Barista Open’s first season wraps with its five regional winners now looking ahead to Nationals in Auckland Arrowtown held at Wolf Coffee Roasters: Winner Samara Huang. Whangarei held at Sabio Coffee: Winner
Sponsorship 2026 NZSCA offers multiple ways for companies to engage with and support the coffee community, including event sponsorship. Below is an overview of our sponsorship process: Initial calls for sponsorship are announced via our website, e-newsletter, and social media. Interested parties receive detailed outlines and deadlines. Championship events typically run on three-year contracts, with
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Events planning for 2026 To see the year out, we are going to have a little jolly Christmas get-together in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. Keep your eyes on our social media for details! We also have a full calendar lined up for 2026, and we want you to mark a few key moments now. Once we have
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Welcoming Moi Yokota as our Events Coordinator We are excited to welcome Moi Yokota into the role of Events Coordinator for the NZSCA. Moi brings a strong mix of experience and passion for our community. Many of you will know her from her time leading events at SCSC, where she supported competitions, connected with volunteers,
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My love letter for coffee, Journey in WBC 2025 Milan And that’s a wrap, competitor number 52, representing Aotearoa, New Zealand. Ranked 23rd in total out of 54 amazing competitors. After the semi-finalist announcement, I walked to the backstage stage. Freya asked me, Is it time for our annual hug now? And we hugged.
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Events Coordinator Location: Flexible within New Zealand day to day is remote but you must be available to travel for all events. Part-time with increased hours over events Full job description The New Zealand Specialty Coffee Association (NZSCA) is looking for an Events Coordinator to help bring our industry’s most anticipated events to life, from
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New Zealand Talent Shines on the World Stage We have a brand-new reason to celebrate our coffee culture! Auckland barista Hiroko Hanna Teramoto from Mojo Coffee has been crowned Grand Champion at the prestigious MONIN Coffee Creativity Cup Finals in Kuala Lumpur, competing against baristas from 14 countries across the region. The MONIN Cup is
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Help Shape the 2026 NZSCA Events Calendar We’d love your input on which main events the Association should focus on in 2026. Your feedback is vital in helping us plan a programme of events that are meaningful, achievable, and within budget ensuring they bring the most value to our members and the wider coffee community.
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It’s time to meet our 2025 competitors. We asked each of them a few quick questions so you can get to know them before the championship next month. See you soon: 23–24 August Whirinaki Whare Taonga Centre 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt Grab a free ticket now> 10:00 am Joshua Peacocke Representing: Mojo Coffee, Auckland.
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