Born and bred in聽艑tautahi, Adrian Palmer鈥檚 claim to fame is being the drummer of Kiwi band Zed.
Forming in high school, he squeezed in university studies before the band took off and toured the world. Now Adrian is the聽General Manager聽of the Addington Coffee Co-op, Common Good Coffee,聽and聽Joyya, a collection of social enterprises formed around the values of fair and ethical business practices. Opened in 2008, the cafe is iconic in the local hospitality scene and its profits help realise the mission of聽sparking good in places of extreme poverty and modern slavery.