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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Tue, 18 Feb, 9:30am – 10:30am Member company ASCC has partnered with us to create a webinar about moving away from LPG gas and reducing Fossil energy and how that’s possible with the latest Probat technology. Probat has innovated a new electric burner and can now run its legendary P series powered by electric and hydrogen
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MICE returns to Melbourne in March 2025 NZSCA members receive a 15% discount booking a stand at MICE – let them know you’re a member and you’ll be in! Complimentary tickets to MICE for all NZSCA members! Email us for the code! Since its inception in 2012, Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) has become the
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Chat with the Champs! Celebrating the achievements of our 2023 and 2024 NZ Barista Champions. We invite you to learn about their journey, the team collaboration, ahead of the upcoming regional events. We are proud to present the second round of Chat with the Champs for 2024 with the Barista Champion from 2023, Honoka Kawashima,
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Regionals Dates ’25: Christchurch, Sunday 30 March, and Auckland, Sunday 13 April We’re excited to return our pared-down Barista events to the regions in 2025. Regional Winners Prize Pack The journey to the top comes with some exciting rewards! Here’s what’s up for grabs for our talented regional champions: 1st Place – Regional Champion Trophy
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October 2024 Bring Back the Brewer’s Cup: A Call to Action We’ve been listening, and there’s a growing enthusiasm for the return of the Brewer’s Cup! A huge shout-out to those who have spearheaded mini-brewing events like Allpress V60, All Brews, and the Y2K Brew Battle by SCSC. Even the good ol’ Aeropress. It’s inspiring
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Judges Information We interviewed our prospective judges for the 2024 Aotearoa Barista Championship about what motivates them to judge others. We say prospective as all judges must pass a stringent calibration the day prior ensuring that they are fully fit and capable to judge our Barista fairly. They attended specialised workshops involving pulling apart the
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