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The New Wave

The New Wave

The three waves of New Zealand coffee houses pivot around espresso coffee. Espresso machines first came to New Zealand in the 1950s but by the mid-1960s most had disappeared.
French Maid Coffee House

French Maid Coffee House

Arthur Dick Singleton was the first person to put a cup of coffee at the centre of the hospitality offering. He did this with his coffee stand, part of the hospitality hall, at the 1939–1940 Centennial Exhibition held in Wellington.

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