Auckland's first cat café is one step closer to reality after reaching its fundraising target on Kickstarter.
The Cat Lounge is due to open later this year on Auckland's North Shore after successfully raising $36,463 on the crowdfunding platform.
The campaign had 442 backers who claimed rewards from coffee and cake to hoodies and even a job as a cat cuddler.
At the cafe diners will be surrounded by 10 to 15 cats and kittens rescued from shelters, while LOL cat clips will play on a non-stop loop.
Owners Mike Chapman and Vicky Jones, self-confessed 'crazy cat people' have plans for a space big enough to be divided into a cafe serving coffee and baked goods, with the other half a 'cat lovers dream'.