Stephen Twining & Auckland Events

A lot of people don’t know, but Bell is the NZ distributor for all Twining’s products in New Zealand, and recently we had a visit from a member of the original Twining’s tea family.

Stephen Twining, who is a 10th generation Twining, arrived in New Zealand for an action packed trip. The tour kicked off with a Long Day at the Office where Stephen and I spent 12 hours serving tea at the Office bar at the Westin Auckland, Lighter Quay. We had a great turnout and revealed a few new teas to the NZ palate (and a few tea cocktails as well!). Stephen then officially opened the Twining’s Garden of Chai to celebrate the launch of Chai tea at the Ellerslie International Flower Show, and we spent a few days making thousands of teas for visitors to the show.

The two of us are a great double act, and this trip was no different. We had an absolute blast talking and laughing with people all over New Zealand.