Aotearoa Barista Championships 23-24 August 2025 – Come see the best Baristas in NZ

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Auckland Regional Barista Champs, Sunday 13 April

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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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Regional Barista Championships: All the details for 2025!

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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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NZSCA code of conduct and core values.

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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 progresses through collaboration, inclusion

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Championships, Events, News, Our People /

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

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Aotearoa Latte Art Championship ’24

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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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AGM details.

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Dear Members We warmly invite all members of good standing to join us for our AGM, accompanied by a pre-AGM Quiz Night and Supper the evening before. Accommodation at Quest Hastings is now fully reserved, but alternative options are available in the Bay area. As always, the AGM promises to be an enlightening event, featuring

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World Cup Tasters next month! A new representative is announced.

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(L-R) Jaye Sanders, Johann Chong, Pat Russell, Han Jong Lee, and Jaye Sanders  Photo credit Yuri Yang   With ten seconds in it, Pat Russell, Sucafina NZ, won the 2023 NZ Cup Tasters Championship thereby cementing a doubleheader by being awarded the national title championship in two countries. He last competed in Cup Tasters on the

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Barista Champs ’24 Updates

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Free spectator tickets are available now> Tuesday 13 Feb Update: Rules & Regs Regional 2024 for clarity. Friday 23 February timeline announcement: Barista Champs 2024 Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau   Havana 69G St Georges Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau Sunday 3 March. Please note, the timeline is approximate. Announcements of the top four are around

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