Coffee gone loco

Waihola Coco Loco Espresso owner Churchill Walls (left) and friend Ross Menzies enjoy a cup of coffee at the town's newest coffee shop.

The Christchurch-made "coffee train" is one of only two in New Zealand - the other is in the North Island - and was previously based at the Otago Central Rail Trail.

The "coffee train" would open in the town as soon as suitable staff could be found, Mr Walls said.