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Monday 9am - 2pm Tuesday 7am - 2pm Wednesday 7am - 2pm Thursday 7am - 2pm Friday 7am - 2pm Saturday 8am - 2pm Sunday 8am - 2pm

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Slinging Raglan Roast Coffee in Orewa 🌊 Drifting thru markets, festivals locally and NZ wide.
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Drifter Coffee NZ is a sisterhood truck with the original business - Drifter Coffee, that is based in Detroit. For the past year or so I worked on the Treat Dreams ice cream truck in Detroit, slinging homemade ice cream and making friends with the wider food truck community. I became friends with Alleah Webb, who owns Drifter Coffee and started thinking of ideas to start my own business. She inspi

red me to start thinking about coffee and following the weeks of my arrival back to New Zealand, I was speaking with Alleah to figure out what i needed to get going. I arrived back in New Zealand with a clear vision and a passion to create something unique for the Hibiscus Coast. Operating out of a 1950s Starliner Caravan, Drifter Coffee NZ is offering up some premium coffee drinks made with Raglan Roast beans. Iced tea is also on the menu as well as homemade Kombucha, which is flavored with seasonal fruit juices. On top of all this, we want to create a chill environment where people can have a great yarn, enjoy the world around them and drink good coffee.

11/06/2026

Happy birthday Drifter Dad 🥳 My dad, Jonathan (or Jonny Waiwera) has done so very much to make drifter what it is today, he installed our new dishwasher and is always jumping up on ladders to chuck in new lights for us! Fixing small problems and helping us as much as he can around his busy job as Waiwera Electrical ⚡️ I hope you have a wonderful day and cheers to another revolution around the sun dad! 🌞

08/06/2026

Want to watch one of the grooviest bands in the far north at Drifter?! 😜 Well you sure can on the 20th of June, they plan to kick off at 7pm so come and grab a ticket at the door ($25), a drink from us and a snack if you get peckish and listen to this incredible six piece band ✨ When we went up to see them in Whangārei they managed to fill up an old boat shed, let’s show them how we coasties show up to cool stuff 🤙🏼

04/06/2026

I love that even on their days off, the crew still come in for a coffee and a hang 🤙🏼 I am so grateful to them all for holding things down while I’m away, I’m sure they are killing it and making you all happy with good kawhe, yarns and vibes 🌞 I hope you are all having a swell week so far, tomorrow we have fresh cinnamon brioche, Keeley’s famous cheese scones and so much goodness ready for you to kick the weekend off in only the best way 😜 See ya soon for kawhe drifter tribe

27/05/2026

Eric planned for us to try out some Kohii and it’s so interesting to see the change of pace ☺️ We tried coffee form Columbia, Panama and China. This place does primarily pour over coffee, measured, weighed and ground to each cup, so different to what we’re used to and it gave us a cool perspective on how good coffee taste when you slow things down 😜 cheers!

25/05/2026

That’s right! The boss has left the building 😜 Me and Eric are headed off to Japan for 3 weeks for our honeymoon 🩷 You will be in the very capable hands of the crew with Brody in the captains seat, she’s gonna kill it 🤙🏼 There might be a little less happening on our socials over the next three weeks, but if you see anything cool happening in drifter, tag us! It’s good to see what the happenings are back home in Aotearoa 🌞 Lotsa love and see ya soon! Ja ne!

23/05/2026

Tomorrow morning 🌞 Secondwind who run every Tuesday, drifter back to drifter are rebranding! They have invited the to park up and we will be slinging coffee out to anyone who needs one 😜 It’s been an absolute pleasure getting to collaborate with such kind humans and massive kudos to Kelly and Regan for making cool stuff happen, for bringing people together and helping so many with getting out there, mental health and a sense of belonging! See ya tomorrow morning 🩷

20/05/2026

It’s epic seeing how much the shop has changed over the years…🫶🏼 We’ve held many events, celebrated many occasions, made countless, endless cups of coffee and my whole camera roll is full of drifter…too many moments, might need to make some space for all the moments ahead 😜

15/05/2026

Anotha’ HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🥳 To our incredible latte art, coffee hustling, wonderful Charlotte 🫶🏼 When she’s not slinging coffee, you can find her at the gym or hanging out with her husband, Jack 🤙🏼 Charlotte has been a game changer for us and has made working an absolute breeze, a treat to work beside and even outside grabbing a drink! Lotsa aroha 😜

14/05/2026

Happy birthday to our Susie 🩷 She’s been part of the crew making you all toasties for the last few years and you’ll definitely see her on the weekend hustling with the rest of us! We all wanted to wish her a massive HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🥳 and say how stoked we are to get hangout with you! Hope you have an amazing day and year ahead, kudos to another year around the sun 🌞

12/05/2026

Happening this Thursday night 🌞 come from 6pm for some sipping and scrapping! And some snackin’, the wonderful humans over at have offered to supply some yum as treats 🫶🏼 I’ll be making some drinks, but you’ll be hanging out with Emme and B who are so darn creative, there’s no way you won’t be feeling that way too! See ya there! Tickets are $15, covers all your supplies 🩷

11/05/2026

New stickers have landed! This afternoon with the last of this beautiful sunshine I went for a wander and took a couple of pictures 🌞 The gardens around the round about near maccas are stunning and so full of life! The ocean looks calm, another chill day on the Hibiscus Coast 🌺 Love this little community and I finally made a sticker that pays a little homage to this area and the grooviest coffee shop amongst it all! There are tons of new designs, stop in and check it out for yourself. These stickers are water resistant and hold up against the sun, ideal for ya water bottle, laptop or even your board, who knows 🤙🏼

06/05/2026

One of our customers, Bryce is hosting an evening this Friday at the coffee shop 🫶🏼 Come anytime from 5:30pm for a coffee and then come and listen to Bryce talk about different elements about being a little more mindful and empathetic 🤙🏼 Bryce is a spiritual mentor and has been coming our way for a coffee for a little while now, the following Friday he’s hoping to host a workshop that more centred around men’s mental health, but this Friday is for anyone. See ya this Friday for some enlightening this Friday night 5:30-7pm ✨

04/05/2026

May the Fourth be with you ✨ Can’t believe it’s already been a year since this photo was taken and it snuck up on us so quickly this year! Happy May the 4th to all you Star Wars lovers 🫶🏼 We hope our ladies and are having the best time overseas, we’re always thinking of you both. The force is strong with those ones! Anyway, see ya tomorrow for some out of this universe coffee and banter with your favourite Ewoks 🩷

02/05/2026

Saturday was for the DAWGS 🫶🏼 Felt like everyone was coming our way today with their canine besties! Dogs give so much value to our lives and what’s better than grabbing a coffee and enjoying some sunshine together 🌞 Hope you’re all enjoying another weekend in paradise!

01/05/2026

Another great movie night at Drifter 🩷 We were raising funds for campaign 🤙🏼 We had free popcorn, mulled wine and watched Hunt for the Wilderpeople 🌿 Was a wholesome night and with all the shifting we did for the movie night…we did a little rejig putting it all back together and took out all the rugs 😅 Planning to give them a good clean this weekend, but the space feels new- hope you enjoy it today 🌞 See ya soon for a kawhe!

29/04/2026

Our mate .r.thomas is shooting off to Iceland and on his last day of grabbing a coffee from us we accidentally dressed the same 😅 Wishing him all the best, adventures, stay warm and see ya in summer 🌞 This Friday night we are collaborating with and hosting a Movie Night to raise funds for her campaign 🤙🏼 Come and watch “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” with us. Drifter is so dang cozy in the evenings and it’s great when we get to hang out with ya outside of our normal shop hours! Hope you all have a rad rest of your week 🩷

27/04/2026

Well that’s one way to start a week ✨ Today felt like a Saturday…luckily we had some spare people to jump in and do some dishes 🫶🏼 Thank you so very much for coming our way today, thank you for putting up with our surcharge today…it’s all back to normal from tomorrow onwards! Thanks again and we look forward to seeing ya soon for more goodness 🩷

26/04/2026

See ya tomorrow for Kawhe 🫶🏼 We will be open tomorrow and it’s the first time ever…we’re getting to legit 😅 we will have a surcharge added tomorrow, I hope that’s cool…then it’s all business as usual from Tuesday onwards 🤙🏼 Hope you’ve all had a rad long weekend, we can’t wait to make you something good tomorrow…I think Keeley has made some more Anzac cookies 😍 Might have to get one before my dad eats em all! Photo cred to 🩷

23/04/2026

When the latte art is that beautiful…you can’t help but flock around in admiration 🩷 That was a great looking matcha 🤙🏼 This weekend we will be CLOSED on Saturday and OPEN on Monday with a little surcharge as I’ve mixed up the holiday days 😅 But we have a crew keen as to work and make your long weekend just a little better…with more beautiful latte art just like this matcha 🌿 Hope you have all enjoyed this gorgeous weather today, the report says there’s rain tomorrow…but shall see! See ya tomorrow for Brioche Friday, we’re making scones in house now 🫶🏼

19/04/2026

Shot up to Whangārei to check out my cousins band last night ✨ The Wandering Stock, they’re a six piece band throwing together some immaculate jazzy tunes! I’m hoping that we can get them to play at Drifter sometime in the future…would you be keen to come along and check em out? In the meantime, soak up this little clip 😜 See ya soon for kawhe drifter tribe 🌿

18/04/2026

Today was so dang busy in the kawhe shop 😜 and also yesterday was Maddi’s last day 🥲 She’s been an invaluable part of the crew! She first started visiting us, chessboard in hand and then meadow and we became mates and when I put the word out for needing more crew- she chucked her hand up! She’s become a shinning light at the end of our busy weeks, tackling the hustle with a smile and unwavering confidence…She’s gonna be sorely missed and we wish her the absolute best time in Ireland 🇮🇪 Can’t wait to see where the adventure takes ya…hopefully over to 🫶🏼

13/04/2026

It’s ma te wa to Lucy 🌊 Our surfy gal, golden era vibe of a barista 🤙🏼 She will be sorely missed but all the absolute very best for the adventure ahead! She’s making a few pit stops of her way to actually home in the UK. Gonna miss her kindle reading, crochet creations and just getting to hang! All the best and see ya soon 😜

09/04/2026

Feels like the deep breath before the chaos that’s coming our way! Atleast the surf is freaking pumping at the moment 🌊 Gotta make the most of it and whoooweee…this day has been insane 🌞 We will be open all weekend and you might need a kayak to cross the possible floodwaters, but we will have a dry spot with your name on it waiting for ya! See ya out in the surf, come and get amongst it, 6pm looks like the sweet spot and also apparently there will be a 9m swell on Sunday 🏄‍♀️

06/04/2026

Hey! That was a long 4 days away 😜 We missed making kawhe and being surrounded by our favourite people 🩷Hope you all were visited by the Easter bun and did exactly what you wanted to do with your long weekend- we sure did! But we are back and ready for hustle and bustle tomorrow, school holidays have started and the shop got a deep clean today, so fresh and so clean 🌞 Bring on the mahi 🤙🏼 See ya soon at your favourite little kawhe shop!

03/04/2026

Morena 🌞 No camping trip with ya mates is complete without a morning coffee 👌🏻 Stef and Em have this rad Atomic coffee machine that you can whack on a grill or stovetop and it makes something similar to a long espresso shot 😍 Perfect to share around and even though a milk jug was forgotten, in true drifter style, we made do! Cheers to the long weekend, to good kawhe and time well spent ☺️

Address

Unit 1, 3 George Lowe Place
Orewa
0931

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 2pm
Tuesday	7am - 2pm
Wednesday	7am - 2pm
Thursday	7am - 2pm
Friday	7am - 2pm
Saturday	8am - 2pm
Sunday	8am - 2pm

Website

http://www.driftercoffee.nz/

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