Purrs & Beans co-owner Shane O’Higgins with one of the furry faces that live in Auckland's longest-running cat cafe. Faith-Ashleigh Wong & Shane O’Higgins, co-owners of Purrs & Beans ...

The name of the cafe itself is inspired by a conversation between Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, when Davis advised Herbie not to play the bottom notes, and Herbie misheard that as “butternotes” and ...