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Bespoke wall kiosk warmly welcomed

Otago Daily Times Online News·Thursday, 30 April 2026·about 1 month ago
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Chris Baker is back on what he believes is the better side of Dunedin’s bus hub. Whether it is a short black for Jimmy Barnes or a flat white for Billy Connolly and Richie McCaw, the veteran Dunedin barista has been selling coffee out of his two Classic Cafe coffee carts around Otago since the early 2000s. One of the bespoke carts could regularly be found in the forecourt outside the Dunedin Central Police Station, but he has now upgraded to his very own hole in the wall across the street. He moved into the new nook last week. ‘‘The Farmers side is way better,’’ Mr Baker said. ‘‘I’m staring at the blue sky instead of a building. ‘‘I’m quite happy here.’’ The new Coffee Hub kiosk faces Great King St from inside the Mataukareao building, which also houses Pacific Radiology and Inland Revenue. Mr Baker said he had signed a seven-year lease to park his coffee cart at the site before the new building was built. He was only about two and a-half years into the lease when he was told he would have to move.…

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