Ok, let me start this post by stating for the record I am a Wellingtonian born and bred. I was suckled on a diet of coffee from those early Welly roasteries- L'affare, Havana etc. I am only saying this because I know wellington being Wellington - Auckland being Auckland- there will be a ton of different views, some well balanced, some parochial on which is best- Auckland or Welly-town coffee.
Lets quickly draw up the lines of combat. In the Gold(and black) corner we have - L'affare, Supreme, Revive, Ripe, Havana, Mojo and Emporium (please excuse those I forgot). In the Blue corner - Atomic, Atlas, Altura, Allpress, Burton Hollis (etc). How do things stack up?
I want to leave this topic open to ragging debate-so I am reserving comment somewhat. What I can say is on my recent trip to NZ I saw plenty of Wellington brands in the Blues backyard, just a sprinkling of the Auckland ones south of (say) Taupo.