The NZSCA has many opportunities for you to get involved and sponsorship in our events is just one of the ways as a company you can get involved and give back to our coffee community. Please see an attached summary of how we seek sponsorship: A website post then an e-newsletter and a social media […]
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We interviewed Takashi Ueno, a latte art competitor about his experience at the Aotearoa Latte Art Championship ’24. Takashi, you’ve competed for 8 years in this discipline at a National level. I admire you as you write down every event name in its entirety when you enter. What changes have you seen in that time?
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Code of Conduct The New Zealand Specialty Coffee Association is committed to the tenets of equality, diversity and respect. Our core values are those of support, respect, coffee excellence, professionalism, and honesty. Our events, through our code of conduct, aim to further these beliefs. The New Zealand coffee community and industry progress through collaboration, inclusion
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What a fabulous weekend for coffee! On Saturday, fifteen baristas created routines with months of practice, innovative ideas, and delicious coffees. We are so proud of you all, the future of Aotearoa coffee is exciting. Photo credit Andrew Turner @atphoto Our judging team has also put in a lot of mahi, with online testing, workshops, and a full
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June 2024 In Loving Memory of Atie Elbers (1935–2024) Atie Elbers, a trailblazer in Auckland’s coffee scene, passed away this week. As the former coffee trainer at Robert Harris during the late ’80s and ’90s, she left an indelible mark on the industry. Atie’s passion for coffee was contagious. She generously shared her knowledge
Introducing our newly formed Championship events committee. We called for voices from around the country, especially with the regional comps coming through, and those voices are from Judge, Barista and Volunteers as a starting point.The scope of the work being about future proofing our industry events and streamlining the events on the day/s of them
In each publication of the BeanScene, our very own Emma McDougall, the NZSCA’s Communication and Administration Co-ordinator, creates articles on topics around our industry and what we are celebrating. Click on the article name to read the published versions. 2025 – Humans vs. Robots – NZSCA’s Wayne Burrows takes on a robotic barista 2024 –
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May 2024: We are so proud to present this substantial body of work to help you save energy at your company. https://www.eeca.govt.nz/assets/EECA-Resources/Co-funding/Sector-Decarb-Files/Technology-Scan-Coffee.pdf If you have any questions, reach out to us at info@nzsca.org As part of the launch, EECA has created a Survey on its Sector Decarbonisation Programme. This is part of a wider evaluation of EECA’s work
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Article written and published by The Magic Roast and shared by us with their permission. Han Jong Lee knows his way around a spoon Chicago is known the world over for being the ‘Windy City’. But back in April, it wasn’t the wind battering the eardrums, it was the sound of the world’s best coffee
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L-R, Runner Up, Daniel Woodhouse, Third Place, John Huang, and Champion Bryan Rajeyya. Photo credit Justin Park @justin_park_j Stunning Images of the day are available on our Latte Art Championship Facebook page here> With thanks to Justin Park & Kerri Goodman Final Ranking & Scores: Champion Bryan Rajeyya 396Runner Up Daniel Woodhouse 380Third Place John
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What a weekend for cupping!!!! Thanks to our amazing community, sponsors, and cuppers, you were amazing. Congratulations to all, especially Dove Chen, our new Aotearoa Cup Tasters Champion for 2024! Sunning images are available from the day on our Facebook page here> With huge thanks to Justin Park Final Results: Champion: Dove Chen @dove_dc
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We are beyond proud to announce that Honoka Kawashima, our Aotearoa NZ Barista Champion of 2023 and talented barista from Frank’s Coffee in Wellington, has achieved an incredible fourth place in the prestigious World Barista Championship held this 1-4 May in Busan, South Korea. Competing amongst 60 other national competitors to make it to the
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