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Warm saffron and spice tea

This sweet, fragrant drink is poured out of a samovar, a traditional copper tea pot that has an inbuilt section for hot coal to keep the tea warm.
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We share a Pearl Milk Tea with Gong cha New Zealand marketing executive, Helen Sue.
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The Story of Tea

From ancient emperors and meditating monks to royal courts and modern-day mugs, the story of tea is as rich and steeped in culture as the brew itself.
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The Chapter Book and Tea Shop is the location of Auckland’s original Mt Eden tea shop which started in 1995.
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