
Barista Champs 2023 – Thanks to our Sponsors.
Date: Sat-Sun 25-26 March 2023 Venue: Whirinaki Whare Taonga Centre, Upper Hutt Thanks to these generous folks our sponsors and supporters, we have a world-class competitive championship
Get Ready – NZSCA 2026 Events Coming Soon!

Date: Sat-Sun 25-26 March 2023 Venue: Whirinaki Whare Taonga Centre, Upper Hutt Thanks to these generous folks our sponsors and supporters, we have a world-class competitive championship

Calling all coffee professionals, member company L’affare have a two-day cupping course coming up at their roastery in Wellington, 27-28 April. Q-Cupping Essentials

We interviewed our prospective judges for the 2023 Meadow Fresh NZ Barista Championship about their coffee journeys, what inspires and what motivates them to judge others. We

Read all about our Barista’s who are up to compete: Check out their stage times here> Vote for your favourite barista in “The People’s Champion”

February 2023 Dear Members and Coffee Lovers As an association, we are wanting to check in on you all again, especially those of you that are experiencing this challenging

This article appears in BeanScene February 2023 The road to WBC New Zealand Barista Champion 2022, Hanna Teramoto, explains her inspiration and preparation behind competing

March 2023Survey Calling all roasters. EECA are creating an energy benchmarking tool for the coffee sector. We need your help to fill in this quick

Let’s goooooo! Trophies and prizes for: Best Newcomer: The highest-ranking new competitor takes home a sweet $2,000 (in the New Zealand Championship, note that all entrants

August 2021 Are you paying too much for your cup of coffee? No, you’re probably not paying enough. When you take the time to consider

Give us a quick rundown of your coffee career and how you ended up competing on Friday 15 July 2022. It started in 2007 when

Give us a quick rundown of your coffee career. Ten years ago, I was starting as a cafe FOH/Cleaner in this industry. Ten years later,
We interviewed our prospective judges for the 2022 Meadow Fresh NZ Barista Championship about their coffee journeys, what inspires and what motivates them to judge