The Morning Press is a small coffee truck on Motutara Road in Muriwai, Gisborne, serving takeaway coffee and baking, and it holds a 5.0 rating from four Google reviews. Reviewers single out the iced lattes, matchas, ginger crunch and orange cake, and chocolate comes up more than once.
A good roadside coffee caravan does the things a proper cafe does, from carefully pulled espresso and well-textured milk to a cabinet of fresh baking, just from a window instead of a shopfront. Hours can shift with the season and the weather, so it pays to check before setting out. The baking is often the truest test: slices and cakes made that morning say more than any signboard. Takeaway-only service keeps the focus on the cup in your hand rather than the seats.
For anyone on the way to or from Muriwai's beach, it is a handy little window to have on the road.