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Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing

Thursday 19 March 2026

Bold 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…

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Hemp And Hops Align

Thursday 19 March 2026

It’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,…

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Roots Brewing — Small But Mighty

Thursday 19 March 2026

Back 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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Kotare Hops — Quality Is The Key

Thursday 19 March 2026

Champion 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…

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Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?

Monday 16 March 2026

Some 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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Cover StoryNews

Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing

Thursday 19 March 2026

Bold 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 More
Cover StoryFeatures

Hemp And Hops Align

Thursday 19 March 2026

It’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 More
Cover Story

Roots Brewing — Small But Mighty

Thursday 19 March 2026

Back 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 More
Cover Story

Kotare Hops — Quality Is The Key

Thursday 19 March 2026

Champion 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 More
Opinion

Fermented Culture — Is The Party Over?

Monday 16 March 2026

Some 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 2026

Bold 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 More
Cover StoryFeatures

Hemp And Hops Align

Thursday 19 March 2026

It’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 More
Cover Story

Roots Brewing — Small But Mighty

Thursday 19 March 2026

Back 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 More

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Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing

Thursday 19 March 2026

Bold 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 More
Cover StoryFeatures

Hemp And Hops Align

Thursday 19 March 2026

It’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 More
Cover Story

Roots Brewing — Small But Mighty

Thursday 19 March 2026

Back 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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Podcasts

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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…

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Podcast

Third 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…

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Podcast

Money 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,…

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Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing

Thursday 19 March 2026

Bold 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 More
Cover StoryFeatures

Hemp And Hops Align

Thursday 19 March 2026

It’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 More
Cover Story

Roots Brewing — Small But Mighty

Thursday 19 March 2026

Back 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 More

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Three Sisters Buy Sunshine Brewing

Thursday 19 March 2026

Bold 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 More
Cover StoryFeatures

Hemp And Hops Align

Thursday 19 March 2026

It’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 More
Cover Story

Roots Brewing — Small But Mighty

Thursday 19 March 2026

Back 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 More