L-R Alice Burton, Sarah McMath, Sean Ellis, Carl Sara, Andrew Feldon, Megan Wyper, Scott Pepler, Leon Dumper Not pictured: Richard Corney, Wayne Burrows, Bonnie Lam Meet your new board. Dear Members, Five new board members were elected at the 2025 NZSCA AGM on Friday, 30 May, at ToiToi, Hastings. Your Executive team is: President – returns after […]
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Introducing our Cuppers in the Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship. It’s a game of taste. It’s a game of the mind. It’s a game of accuracy and speed. Sunday 15 June, noon, The Sapphire Room, Ponsonby Central, Auckland. It’s been said that our Principal Sponsor in the Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship ’25 knows a thing or two
Recognition Awards, Quiz Night & Supper 2025 – Celebrating Our Industry Legends A huge thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the Recognition Awards, Quiz Night & Supper, where we came together to celebrate the legends of our industry. It was quite the evening, featuring the now-infamous quiz led by Paddy Kennedy
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Thanks to the Sustainability portfolio headed up by Scott Pepler and with input from the committee and leading industry folk, we’ve created these checklists to help you on your journey to save energy, time, and money. Please let us know if you have any tips or hacks to add, and we’ll update. Sustainable-improvements-Roaster Sustainable-improvements-Cafe More
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Welcome to the hub for judging & competitor resources across all NZSCA Championships.Here you’ll find tools, documents, and links to help support your role as a judge, and if competing help you understand what it is that the judges are looking for, whether you’re new to the scene or a seasoned pro. These materials are
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We have mapped out 2025. Lock it in your calendars now! Not all events are listed, we will have NZSCA community events and we can add your community coffee events too. Let us know and we will be happy to share (as long as they share our values and are not core business events) Get
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Aotearoa Latte Art Championship 2025 Pathway to the World Latte Art Championship 2026 Who’s up & When 9:05 AM – Hitoshi Araya, Representing: Frank’s Coffee, Wellington 9:16 AM – Daniel Woodhouse, Representing: Grey Roasting Co., Hamilton 9:45 AM – Bill Zheng, Independent, Auckland 9:56 AM – Ryan Bird, Representing: Frank’s Coffee, Wellington 10:25 AM –
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Sunday 15 June, noon, The Sapphire Room, Ponsonby Central, Auckland. It’s been said that our Principal Sponsor in the Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship ’25 knows a thing or two about coffee—and they certainly do! A huge thank you to John Burton Ltd for sponsoring the event and sourcing the delicious coffees that will be cupped on
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Christchurch Regional Barista Championship 2025 — Results The results are in, and what an incredible day it was in Christchurch! A huge congratulations to our top competitors: Champion: Alan Bruce – @theboybruceRepresenting Acme CupCo – @acmecupco, Wellington Runner-Up: Nico Refiti – @nicorefitiRepresenting Cofinet – @cofi_net, Auckland Third Place: Jared Rendell – @jaredarendellRepresenting C4 Coffee Co
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Whoooop! The Auckland Regional Barista Champs 2025 is a wrap — and what a fantastic result! Huge congratulations to all our incredible competitors, and a special shoutout to those who placed: Champion: Nelson Ik Run Soon – @hibiscuspostingRepresenting Starbucks – @starbucksnz, Auckland Runner-Up: Moi Yokota – @moi.yktRepresenting Atomic Coffee Roasters – @atomiccoffeeroasters, Auckland Third Place:
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There’s a lot in that cup You’ve likely noticed the rising cost of coffee in the C market. While media headlines focus on price hikes, the bigger conversation is about why these costs are increasing and how we can remain focused on quality and sustainability in specialty coffee. As an industry, we’re no strangers to challenges. Many businesses—especially
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Sustainable Barista Champs Our events are always exciting (chocolate milk, am I right?), however reducing our impact (so many crates of chocolate milk!) is the foundation for our sustainability platform. As part of our sustainability kaupapa, we wanted to implement meaningful initiatives to reduce our waste footprint at our gatherings. Thanks to our amazing sponsors
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