Get Ready – NZSCA 2026 Events Coming Soon!
Events planning for 2026 To see the year out, we are going to have a little jolly Christmas get-together in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. Keep your eyes
My love letter for coffee, Journey in WBC 2025 Milan And that’s a wrap, competitor number 52, representing Aotearoa, New Zealand. Ranked 23rd in
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
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
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
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.
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
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
L-R, 4th place Bill Zheng, Runner Up, Olivia Lee, Champion Dennis Hsueh, 3rd place Daniel Woodhouse . Photo credit: Justin Park Dennis Hsueh to Represent Aotearoa
L-R Champion August Hislop, Runner up Toby Oliver Chen, Third place Woohyung Lee, Fourth place Joshua Kim Photo Credit: Justin Park A Game of Taste,
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
Introducing our Cuppers in the Aotearoa Cup Tasters Championship. It’s a game of taste. It’s a game of the mind. It’s a game of accuracy