{"podcast":{"title":"Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371","podcast_index_feed_id":7853371,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/0c68619e-caff-4b32-b0e4-3fe6ef0c4e17.png","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":137,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story. Auckland News Today delivers fast, focused updates on the stories shaping New Zealand’s largest city—covering local government, business, housing, transport, culture, and more. Stay informed with quick, reliable daily briefings designed for listeners on the go. From breaking headlines to the developments that matter most, this is your daily snapshot of Auckland. Produced by AI as part of The Daily News Now network. Advertise with us: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T14:20:49.898112+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371"},"episode":{"title":"Wellington’s Wild Coffee Revolution","slug":"wellington-s-wild-coffee-revolution","published_at":"2026-06-07T18:43:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/wellington-s-wild-coffee-revolution","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/231ef688-3a5c-4cbe-8466-19dd0601b5fd.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/231ef688-3a5c-4cbe-8466-19dd0601b5fd.mp3","summary":"Wellington’s food scene got its wild start with a Frankenstein espresso roaster built from a tin, toaster, and exhaust pipe—New Zealand’s first homemade coffee machine, born in the late ‘80s coffee revolution. This chaotic, illegal masterpiece, now on display at the Wellington Museum in the ‘Capital of Kai’ exhibit, sparked a movement that turned cafes like Midnight Espresso into icons. Alongside it, relics like an Italian restaurant’s leather couch, a noodle pan from Great India, and squid-ring calendars tell stories of migration, innovation, and passion that shaped Wellington’s palate from tearooms to global flavors. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/da94ac9037c83a69","meta_description":"Wellington’s food scene got its wild start with a Frankenstein espresso roaster built from a tin, toaster, and exhaust pipe—New Zealand’s first homemade c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":119,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/episodes/wellington-s-wild-coffee-revolution/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/auckland-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7853371/wellington-s-wild-coffee-revolution.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}