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Michael Donaldson is the publisher and editor of Pursuit of Hoppiness. He is the author of Beer Nation, The Art & Heart of Kiwi Beer; The Big Book of Home Brew and The Hopfather. Stay up to date at: https://hoppiness.substack.com/

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Brewing Up A Storm In ‘Chiefs Country’

Monday 14 September 2026

Their team might have been thrashed in the Super Rugby final but brewers from Chiefs’ country…

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Urbanaut install bodyguard against ‘silent killer’

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Urbanaut Brewing in Auckland are the first craft brewery to install a LogiCO2 carbon dioxide monitoring…

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Shining Peak Shining Bright Three Years Running

Wednesday 9 September 2026

You have to go back to 2023 to find the last time Shining Peak missed a…

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Pilsners Power to Podium

Tuesday 8 September 2026

The two best competition beers in New Zealand this year are pilsners — and two absolute…

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Garage Project Buy bStudio

Friday 4 September 2026

Wellington’s Garage Project have bought bStudio in Napier, moving from client to owner. It is a…

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Port Road Pilsner Supreme Winner At NWBCA

Monday 24 August 2026

The 2026 New World Beer & Cider Awards have been announced with Panhead’s Port Road Pilsner…

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Hop Growers Start Their Own Brewery

Monday 10 August 2026

New Zealand’s newest brewery belongs to one of our most prominent hop growers. Cultivar Brewing, owned…

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Derelict Are Back!

Friday 7 August 2026

When Derelict Brewing unexpectedly closed down in 2024 after just six years in business, much of…

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Magic Week For Neck Of The Woods

Tuesday 4 August 2026

In the space of six days, start-up brewery Neck Of The Woods went from virtually unknown…

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Not Such A Nutty Idea

Tuesday 4 August 2026

This is an intriguing development — cashew nuts in beer to approximate the creamy texture you…

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Parrotdog at 15 — Moving From Craft To Beer

Thursday 30 July 2026

At 15, Wellington’s Parrotdog stands out among New Zealand’s independent breweries — as a business actively…

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Karamu Barrelworks — A Victory for The Style

Thursday 30 July 2026

A couple of days after being named New Zealand’s champion brewery, Daryl Bryant of Karamu Barrelworks…

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