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Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing
Thursday 19 March 2026Bold New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is the new owner of Gisborne’s iconic Sunshine Brewing. It’s an unprecedented move in the New Zealand brewing industry with one craft brewery buying…
Read MoreHemp And Hops Align
Thursday 19 March 2026It’s all about balance – that’s what Andy Duke at b.effect says about his latest brewing escapades. Down in Wānaka, he’s been using hemp in a number of b.efect beers,…
Read MoreRoots Brewing — Small But Mighty
Thursday 19 March 2026Back in the early 1900s, Whanganui wasn’t just lively as New Zealand’s 5th largest city — it was one of Aotearoa’s great beer strongholds, proudly home to 13 breweries. Thirteen!…
Read MoreKotare Hops — Quality Is The Key
Thursday 19 March 2026Champion hop grower Aeron Moleta believes the recent dip in demand for hops has bottomed out and feels positive for the future. “It’s going in the right direction,” Aeron tells…
Read MoreFermented Culture — Is The Party Over?
Monday 16 March 2026Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…
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Features
Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing
Thursday 19 March 2026Bold New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is the new owner of Gisborne’s iconic Sunshine Brewing. It’s an unprecedented move in the New Zealand brewing industry with one craft brewery buying…
Read MoreHemp And Hops Align
Thursday 19 March 2026It’s all about balance – that’s what Andy Duke at b.effect says about his latest brewing escapades. Down in Wānaka, he’s been using hemp in a number of b.efect beers,…
Read MoreRoots Brewing — Small But Mighty
Thursday 19 March 2026Back in the early 1900s, Whanganui wasn’t just lively as New Zealand’s 5th largest city — it was one of Aotearoa’s great beer strongholds, proudly home to 13 breweries. Thirteen!…
Read MoreKotare Hops — Quality Is The Key
Thursday 19 March 2026Champion hop grower Aeron Moleta believes the recent dip in demand for hops has bottomed out and feels positive for the future. “It’s going in the right direction,” Aeron tells…
Read MoreFermented Culture — Is The Party Over?
Monday 16 March 2026Some years ago, I found myself wandering through St Clair in South Dunedin. I stopped to sit awhile taking in the view and taking off the weight. The roadside bench…
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Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing
Thursday 19 March 2026Bold New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is the new owner of Gisborne’s iconic Sunshine Brewing. It’s an unprecedented move in the New Zealand brewing industry with one craft brewery buying…
Read MoreHemp And Hops Align
Thursday 19 March 2026It’s all about balance – that’s what Andy Duke at b.effect says about his latest brewing escapades. Down in Wānaka, he’s been using hemp in a number of b.efect beers,…
Read MoreRoots Brewing — Small But Mighty
Thursday 19 March 2026Back in the early 1900s, Whanganui wasn’t just lively as New Zealand’s 5th largest city — it was one of Aotearoa’s great beer strongholds, proudly home to 13 breweries. Thirteen!…
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Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing
Thursday 19 March 2026Bold New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is the new owner of Gisborne’s iconic Sunshine Brewing. It’s an unprecedented move in the New Zealand brewing industry with one craft brewery buying…
Read MoreHemp And Hops Align
Thursday 19 March 2026It’s all about balance – that’s what Andy Duke at b.effect says about his latest brewing escapades. Down in Wānaka, he’s been using hemp in a number of b.efect beers,…
Read MoreRoots Brewing — Small But Mighty
Thursday 19 March 2026Back in the early 1900s, Whanganui wasn’t just lively as New Zealand’s 5th largest city — it was one of Aotearoa’s great beer strongholds, proudly home to 13 breweries. Thirteen!…
Read MorePodcasts
Three Boys – Keeping It Local
Wednesday 18 March 2026“There’s nothing better for your ego as a business owner than seeing your beer being sold or drunk somewhere, but you’ve got to put that aside and think whether someone…
Read MoreThird Pint Theory Introduction
Wednesday 18 March 2026“The third pint is the thing that kind of really opens the conversation… the social lubricant, you know, that when you get to the third pint, that’s when the conversation…
Read MoreMoney For Jam – Urbanaut’s Bruce Turner
Wednesday 18 March 2026“There’s no bad ideas and no one ever gets laughed at for suggesting an idea.” Bruce Turner on Urbanaut’s approach to New Product Development. Today, we’re joined by Bruce Turner,…
Read MoreFriday Night Beers
Opinion
Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing
Thursday 19 March 2026Bold New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is the new owner of Gisborne’s iconic Sunshine Brewing. It’s an unprecedented move in the New Zealand brewing industry with one craft brewery buying…
Read MoreHemp And Hops Align
Thursday 19 March 2026It’s all about balance – that’s what Andy Duke at b.effect says about his latest brewing escapades. Down in Wānaka, he’s been using hemp in a number of b.efect beers,…
Read MoreRoots Brewing — Small But Mighty
Thursday 19 March 2026Back in the early 1900s, Whanganui wasn’t just lively as New Zealand’s 5th largest city — it was one of Aotearoa’s great beer strongholds, proudly home to 13 breweries. Thirteen!…
Read MoreTravel
Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing
Thursday 19 March 2026Bold New Plymouth brewery Three Sisters is the new owner of Gisborne’s iconic Sunshine Brewing. It’s an unprecedented move in the New Zealand brewing industry with one craft brewery buying…
Read MoreHemp And Hops Align
Thursday 19 March 2026It’s all about balance – that’s what Andy Duke at b.effect says about his latest brewing escapades. Down in Wānaka, he’s been using hemp in a number of b.efect beers,…
Read MoreRoots Brewing — Small But Mighty
Thursday 19 March 2026Back in the early 1900s, Whanganui wasn’t just lively as New Zealand’s 5th largest city — it was one of Aotearoa’s great beer strongholds, proudly home to 13 breweries. Thirteen!…
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