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Above: each guest received a free KeepCup as they arrived from Good art director Sally (left) and Jessica from Caffe L'affare

Auckland got one step closer to becoming a fairtrade city this morning with a fab breakfast event at Britomart’s groovy Country Club. Who was there? Read on and find out...

 

 

Caffe L'affare baristas kept the coffees coming all morning.

Fairtrade breakfast

The Kokako coffee machine, ready for action.

Fairtrade breakfast

Good editorial assistant Rebekah hands out breakfast.

Fairtrade breakfast

Nutritious and delicious: bananas from All Good, bircher muesli and scrummy banana bread from Kokako.

Fairtrade breakfast

Jessica from Caffe L'affare hands out KeepCups at the door.

Fairtrade breakfast

Good's brand manager Sandy with Simon Coley, a founder of All Good Bananas.

Fairtrade breakfast

Michele A'Court and Jeremy Elwood succeeded at making people laugh at 8am.

Fairtrade breakfast

Sarah spreads the Good message.

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Good publisher John Baker with Dish editor Victoria Wells.

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Mike Hutcheson, a founder of Scarborough Fair (right) chats up Steve Knapp, executive director of Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand.

Fairtrade breakfast

Michele A'Court shows off her Good.

Fairtrade breakfast

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Louise
 
Fri May 13, 2011 @ 04:56 PM
It was a really special event, and I am so happy I went. My little girl loves her keepcup and won't drink from anything else now. 
Thank you so much! 
Kokako, caffe l'Affare, and allgood are the kind of companies that make you feel happy and proud to be a NZer. 
Now if only there were more organic non-PKE using farms to supply us with milk to make our special fairtrade hot chocolates with.....

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