Maru's House is the brick-and-mortar home of Maru Matcha, a New Zealand matcha brand bringing high-quality, authentic ceremonial-grade matcha directly from farms in Japan — including a partner matcha field in Uji — to a warm, living-room-style space on Melrose Street in Newmarket, Auckland.
The story started behind the counter: the team spent years in hospitality and first introduced matcha drinks more than seven years ago, when hardly anyone in New Zealand knew what matcha was, let alone ordered it. In 2022 they opened sister brand Mibo Bakery, and that's when they began digging deeper into the culture, history and craft of matcha. Curiosity grew into a full obsession and direct relationships with Japanese growers. Maru Matcha officially launched in July 2025 at the Auckland Food Show, where they sold more than 1,000 drinks in four days, sold out their launch products, and filled all eight of their workshops, before a summer of pop-ups around Auckland with collaborators including Mibo Bakery, Bustle, Flight Coffee, Butter Baby and Mii Studio.
At Maru's House, every drink is made entirely with their own ceremonial-grade matcha — from a traditional whisked matcha tea to special creations like the iced Kyoto Fog. The space is designed as a 'third space': a home away from home between your place and the busyness of work or study, where you can slow down, explore the roots of matcha and reconnect with the community. The room doubles as a shop, with the Haru Blend, the just-dropped Natsu, bamboo chasen whisks and a home brewing kit on the shelf.
The brand describes itself as human-led and community-driven. Alongside Maru's House, the team is taking their matcha to the Christchurch and Wellington Food Shows in 2026 and growing a wholesale community, so their matcha can appear at your favourite local spots. Wholesale enquiries go to hello@marumatcha.com.
Order an iced matcha in Auckland today and nobody blinks. But when the people behind Maru Matcha first started serving matcha drinks during their years in hospitality more than seven years ago, hardly anyone knew what matcha was — let alone ordered it. As New Zealanders grew more health conscious, matcha slowly earned the attention it deserves, and the team's passing curiosity turned into something closer to a calling.
In 2022 they opened Mibo Bakery, their sister brand, and that's where the deep dive really began — into the culture, history and craft of matcha. What started as curiosity grew, by their own account, into a full obsession, eventually leading them to connect directly with farms in Japan, including a partner matcha field in Uji.
Maru Matcha officially launched in July 2025 with a simple mission: bring high-quality, authentic matcha straight from Japanese farms to New Zealand, honour the centuries-old traditions behind it, and build meaningful connections between the local community and the people and practices behind each cup.
The public debut came at the Auckland Food Show 2025, and it could hardly have gone better. Over four days the team sold more than 1,000 matcha drinks and completely sold out of their launch products. Their workshops sold out too — all eight sessions, and quickly — a chance to pass on what they'd learned from the farmers, craftspeople and passionate matcha people they'd met in Japan.
From there came a rolling series of pop-ups across Auckland, from the bustling streets of Newmarket to sun-drenched afternoons at Basque Park, in collaboration with Mibo Bakery, Bustle, Flight Coffee, Butter Baby and Mii Studio, among others. Along the way Maru Matcha was featured on Seven Sharp, and the team set their sights on the Christchurch and Wellington Food Shows in 2026 while growing a wholesale community so their matcha starts appearing at favourite local spots.
All of that roadwork now has a home base. Maru's House, at 14 Melrose Street in Newmarket, is the team's very own space, designed as a warm living room where you can gather, enjoy and learn about all things matcha. The idea is the 'third space' — that essential middle ground between home and the busyness of work or study — where you can slow down, explore the roots of matcha and reconnect with yourself and the neighbourhood.
Every drink is made with Maru's own ceremonial-grade matcha. Keep it classic with a traditional matcha tea, whisked the way it would be in Japan, or try one of their special creations such as the iced Kyoto Fog. The room doubles as a shop: the flagship Haru Blend in 40g and 100g, the newly dropped Natsu, bamboo chasen whisks in light and dark styles, and the Maru Matcha Kit for anyone ready to recreate the ritual in their own kitchen.
Maru's House is open Wednesday to Friday from 8:30am to 4pm and Saturday to Sunday from 9am to 4pm, closing Monday and Tuesday. Cafés and retailers who want to stock the matcha can reach the team at hello@marumatcha.com. Whether you've been drinking matcha for years or you're the person who, not so long ago, would never have ordered it — that second group is exactly who the Maru Matcha team used to pour for, and Maru's House was built with both in mind.