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Try Rene's Kombucha. Kombucha has been steadily growing in popularity over the past decade, and Rene Archner is one of New Zealand's original commercial brewers. Rene's Kombucha has developed from Rene teaching making kombucha at Wise Cicada in Auckland to producing a range that's stocked nationwide. Brewed in Maungaturoto, the certifiedorganic drink is not carbonated, filtered or pasteurized, so all the good bacteria have a happy home before being devoured by healthconscious consumers. Rene's range includes fruit-flavoured tonics, a kombucha with added guarana and a DIY brew kit. reneskombucha.com