Coffee related newsitems

• • NZ Barista Championship 2013

    • 7 Mar 2013
    • The Wellingtonista
    • A bit slow on the up take but my excuse is, I haven’t had enough coffee.
    • Accepted from Wellingtonista Blog Feed 10 weeks ago by feedreader
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• • There’s a new kid on the block…

    • 29 Oct 2012
    • Cycling in Wellington
    • Opening officially today is “Bicycle Junction”; the latest addition to Wellington’s cycling scene. Brooke from Mamachari and Dan from Crank Cargo have joined forces to open a new urban cycling store in Newtown. They sell a range of bikes – refurbished imports through to Christiania trikes – plus all the accessories one could dream off… including my favourite, cup holders! And once permits have been approved they’ll also be serving coffee… can’t wait!
    • Accepted from Cycling in Wellington posts 28 weeks ago by tonytw1
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    • newtown
    • retail
    • cycling
    • coffee
    Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
  
  

• • cuckoo for caffeine

    • 13 Jun 2011
    • The Wellingtonista
    • You may be wandering along the waterfront later in the year when a crowd of large gentlemen in colourful cotton knit shirts may ask for directions to something called the “RWC Party Zone”.
    • Tagged as:
    • reviews
    • coffee
    • waterfront
    • cafes

    • This newsitem has 10 comments.

      • ‘That sounds amazing — very, very cool. Wish we had something like it in Melbourne. Hmmmm… ’
      • ‘I think Lindy West’s piece about this should be required reading. ’
      • ‘Well I reckon your all pussys and if you want a wussy little heart or star your def going to the right places if you want some real art tattoo machine is where its at Clean friendly real artists! ’

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• • The Price of Coffee

    • 20 May 2011
    • The Wellingtonista
    • The woman had ordered a latte.
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    • newtown
    • cafes
    • coffee

    • This newsitem has 10 comments.

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      • ‘That sounds amazing — very, very cool. Wish we had something like it in Melbourne. Hmmmm… ’
      • ‘I think Lindy West’s piece about this should be required reading. ’

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    88 Riddiford St, Newtown
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• • Barista title eludes us

    • 19 Apr 2011
    • Capital Times
    • WELLINGTON’S wait for a national barista title continues after a Christchurch barista took out the national barista championship on Saturday. Wellington baristas Aymon McQuade, of Bell Tea and Coffee, and Nick Clark, of Flight Coffee, took out
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    • coffee
  
  

• • Best barista in town

    • 5 Apr 2011
    • Capital Times
    • Memphis Belle cafe’s Nick Clark is officially the best barista in town after winning the Wellington heats of the New Zealand barista championships at the weekend. Clark, representing the Flight Coffee roastery, competed with 16 others for the
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    • coffee
  
  

• • Students to Cough Up More for Coffee

    • 19 Sep 2010
    • Salient
    • Staying awake in lectures is set to get more expensive as coffee prices increase next month.
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    • coffee
    Kelburn Parade
  
  

• • Memphis Belle flies with Fair Trade coffee

    • 4 May 2010
    • Capital Times
    • WELLINGTON seems to have an endless supply of young guns who like a good coffee. Nick Clark, 21, and Bink Bowler, 19, have turned the rundown Quick-E-Mart on Dixon street into the Memphis Belle Coffee House. Clark decided sustainability was a
    • Tagged as:
    • cafes
    • coffee
  
  

• • Compassionate Charitable Coffee

    • 5 Aug 2009
    • Texture
    • Yip. We all heard about it. Wellington's finest kitsch-1940's-styled-Lyall-Bay-based Maranui Surf Life Saving Club and Cafe was a fiery inferno in the early hours of Saturday morning last weekend. Initially, charred like a lava rock, it looked doubtful whether this prominent seaside haven would be restored, BUT with overwhelming support from Wellington City Council, Wellington businesses and the Wellington community at large it will be.
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    • maranui fire
    • restaurants and bars
    • lyall bay
    • coffee
    Maranui Cafe, Lyall Bay Parade, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand
  
  

• • Fancy a free coffee on Wednesday morning?!

    • 20 Apr 2009
    • Texture
    • Well fancy no more, you totally can, courtesy of Organics Aotearoa New Zealand, Inca-Fé coffee and Anchor Simply Organic milk!That’s right, this Wednesday morning, between 7.30am to 9.30am, you can pick up a free flat white or long black at the Civic Square to celebrate Earth Day.Earth Day is a global celebration that happens every year on April 22nd to inspire awareness and appreciation for the E
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    • coffee
    • civic square
    Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand
  
  

• • End of coffee era

    • 11 Mar 2009
    • Capital Times
    • ESPRESSOHOLIC has been told to take a hike. Wellington’s iconic 18-year-old coffee stop has had its tenancy ended abruptly and will leave Courtenay Place in two weeks.
    • Tagged as:
    • coffee
    • restaurants and bars
    128 Courtenay Place, Wellington
  
  

• • Coffee you Feel !

    • 9 Oct 2008
    • Eye of the Fish
    • Yes, that’s right - Havana Coffee, home to some of the best roasted beans and some of the choicest cuts of real estate too. The guys at Havana seem to have a handle on all their senses: a feel for what makes a great bar, a good eye for catchy graphics, a fine nose for roasting, and an ear out for some choice sites. Here’s three that we know of. First up is the original, the former roasting shop in Wigan St, composed of two little dwellings that are now home to a good bar.
    • Tagged as:
    • architecture
    • coffee
    • restaurants and bars

    • This newsitem has 10 comments.

      • ‘Isn’t the thing about being cool as a Cuban cigar : that it’s poverty chic? There’s no money in their economy, no petrol for cars, no materials for building or restoring old buildings, and so therefore it all looks fantastic in a run down paint peeling manner? They better not have gone all designery in there…… ’
      • ‘The new premises is uber-Cuban-coolness – I’ve just been there to collect my weekly supply of beans. Plus – a shot (of caffeine) on the house… I’m in HavanaHeaven. It’s so cool that it hurts… Seriously, you gotta check out the interior, it just needs a beat-up 50s american automobile out the front (although the new-old truck is an admirable stand-in)… ’
      • ‘The Wigan buildings are safe (for now) according to my sources (Havana Staff). The bar is undergoing so refurbishment as we speak, so there is obviously some intention to stay on awhile. The other building will still be a roasting house (so, we will not be missing the burnt-toast-smell), it is just the sales that is moving round the corner to Tory (although I think they may be roasting there as well). According to the helpful chap who ground my beans (and gave me an extra helping – for being one of the last customers in the old building as they closed shop that afternoon), the new premises is something special – can’t wait to check it out… I’m assuming it has a cafe – is there any update on that front? The SoA will just have to build upward on top of their award winning buildings… ’

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    Wigan Street, Wellington
  
  

• • Your fortnight in coffee

    • 29 Apr 2007
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Fairtrade Fortnight started yesterday, so I'm sure you're keen to do your bit to make the world a better place. The Wellingtonista would, therefore, like you to help us do a little research. There are a lot of coffee companies in Wellington who now offer fairtrade beans. We want you to get drinking and tell us what the best ones are.
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    • coffee
    • restaurants and bars
  
  

• • Our Place, their coffee

    • 1 Feb 2006
    • Capital Times
    • Wellington’s coffee capital reputation is under siege. Cafés and restaurants at Te Papa have dumped Wellington’s Café L’Affare beans in favour of imported blends from a multinational food giant.
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    • coffee
    • te papa
    Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand