Karaka Cafe is a 100 percent Māori & Pacifica-owned cafe, boasting some of the best Aotearoan dishes and traditional flavours, particularly the modern steamed Hāngi.
Intending to promote their culture in a positive light through the sense of sight, sound and taste, the cafe delivers 'The Karaka Experience'.
As a barista at the Karaka Cafe, Ripeka Retimanu is grateful for the opportunity it provides to help people get a positive start to their day, whose skills came to her naturally through her parents' experience in the hospitality industry.
The cafe uses delicious Havana coffee beans, aligning with Retimanu's belief that great coffee depends all on the beans.
Retimanu's go-to order is usually an easy-to-make iced latte, occasionally switching it up with a mocha. She enjoys spending her free time with family and friends, saying that whānau time is the best time.
