Koha Cafe way to connect

• Published date: 25 April 2024
• Publication title: Southland Express

Koha Cafe’s founder Michael Broad said the cafe had been running during school holidays for the past year

Food and coffee was not being sold in the traditional manner; instead, koha were welcomed, which raised enough funds to cover the cost of the food.

‘‘We were looking at ways to connect with our community.

‘‘This was a way we could bless our community,’’ Mr Broad said.

The rooms at the back of Knox Church were an ideal location to host the cafe, especially for the people who were walking to the Centre St shops, he said.

Word of mouth and social media posts had boosted interest in the enterprise.

Saturdays were...