NZSCA 2026 Event Planning Survey – We’d love your input!

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Hanna Teramoto takes out the title in Kuala Lumpur: MONIN Grand Champion

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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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NZSCA 2026 Event Planning Survey

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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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Meet the Baristas of the 2025 Championship

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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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Our 2025 prospective judges…

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Introducing our 2025 prospective Judges all 25 of them. Each of these legends brings industry experience, hands-on skills, and a serious passion for coffee excellence. They’ve all attended a pre-championship workshop, completed an online quiz, and are busy learning the rules inside out, with more homework still to come before calibration day, right before the

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Aotearoa Barista Champs ’25

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Your Aotearoa Barista Champion ’25 is: Hiroko Hanna Teramoto What an incredible weekend for coffee! This year’s championship reached new heights of emotion with the final six baristas showcasing a level of skill, creativity, and passion never before seen on the national stage. Held on Sunday 24 August in Upper Hutt, it truly felt like

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Our Barista Champs Sponsors

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Thanks to our amazing sponsors, this event just got bigger with the addition of two regional events in March/April. We are proud of our events and we know we couldn’t do them without the help of many companies individuals and NZ Coffee lovers.  They don’t just give us the money, each sponsor assists in their

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Meet the Latte Artists

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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 – Yu-Hsin (Dennis) Hsush, Representing: Demi Cafe Hamilton 10:36 AM – Olivia Lee, Independent, Hamilton

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AGM 2025 – New President and Board Members

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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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Judges & Competitor Resources – All Championships

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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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Calendar of coffee events 2025 at a glance

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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 ’25

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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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