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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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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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As we move into 2024 and the return of regional barista events we want to acknowledge and celebrate the past and the people that were part of the journey in New Zealand. We asked our past champions about their journey in coffee competitions in NZ to help inspire the competitive baristas and coffee community of
Our Barista Champions: Dove Chen 2017 & 2019 Read More »
As we move into 2024 and the return of regional barista events we want to acknowledge and celebrate the past and the people that were part of the journey in New Zealand. We asked our past champions about their journey in coffee competitions in NZ to help inspire the competitive baristas and coffee community of
Our Barista Champions: Aymon McQuade 2012 Read More »
Welcome to 2024 and the return of regional barista events! We want to acknowledge and celebrate the past and the people who were part of the journey in New Zealand. We asked our past champions about their journey in coffee competitions in NZ to help inspire the competitive baristas and coffee community of 2024. Where
Our Barista Champions: Nick Clark 2013 Read More »
As we move towards 2024 and the return of regional barista events we want to acknowledge and celebrate the past and the people that were part of the journey in New Zealand. We asked our past champions about their journey in coffee competitions in NZ to help inspire the competitive baristas and coffee community of
Our Barista Champions: Honoka Kawashima 2023 Read More »
Please see updates here for all listed competitors in our Regional events and a little bit about them and why they want to compete. Respect. Auckland competitors: Jisi Li, Coffee 366 Limited, Auckland Jisi is a first-time competitor currently making around 200 coffees a day. Bio: (Jisi’s words): I’m competing so I can
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The return of regional barista events has encouraged us to acknowledge and celebrate the past and the people who are part of the Championship journey in New Zealand. We reached out to all of our past champions to get some words from them asking them to add anything additional that they felt might inspire the
Celebrating our past Barista Champions Read More »
Barista Champs Volunteer Positions Emcee – Master of Ceremonies (2+) Time Keeper/Runner (3) Station Maintenance (1) Scorekeeper (2) Social Media (1) Photographer (1) Music Desk (1) Camera person (1+) Head Volunteer (1) Stage Manager (1) Head Barista (1) General rules for all volunteers: Volunteers are an important element in barista competitions. Volunteers must adhere to
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January 10, 1964 – November 26, 2021 Sanjay Ponnapa, who died aged 56 in Hong Kong, was one of the founders of Wellington’s coffee industry, going on to build a highly successful coffee empire in Wellington and Asia. He was born in Tamil Nadu, near his family’s homeland of Kodagu. The Kodagu (formerly known as
23 July 1956 to 14 January 2023 Nigel was one of my buddies in the coffee industry. He was also well-known and respected by many others. As one of the pioneers of our fledgling coffee industry, he rode the wave of its burgeoning popularity. Nigel started with Robert Harris in 1986 and left when they
Nigel John Windelburn Read More »
As we move towards 2024 and the return of regional barista events we want to acknowledge and celebrate the past and the people that were part of the journey in New Zealand. We asked our past champions about their journey in coffee competitions in NZ to help inspire the competitive baristas and coffee community of
Our Barista Champions: Carl Sara 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2009 Read More »