A Kiwi Original

A Kiwi Original is a video series, sharing uniquely Kiwi stories from people contributing to New Zealand's future.

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Share Your NZ Made Story

Each episode is approximately 3-5 minutes long. While each interview is unique, there are key themes that come up each time including:

The origin story behind your business.

What your business makes.

The people and skills your business relies on.

The products that have been created and the problems they solve.

How this business is positively shaping New Zealand's future.

There is no additional appearance fee for being featured on A Kiwi Original. This service is included as part of your NZMade or NZCode licence fee. For licence holders, the best moments of the episodes are shared with our 30,000 NZ Made fans across LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

A Kiwi Original - Ash Ramzi | Bootleg Jerky Co

We visit Auckland entrepreneur Ash Ramzi at his new manufacturing facility in Auckland to find out what goes into high-quality New Zealand Made jerky.

A Kiwi Original - KIRIKIRIROA | ŌKU

ŌKU’s unique formulas were primarily developed by Scott Smith who is a Medical Herbalist and Naturopath who has been working in the natural healthcare industry both as a Clinician and in product development for almost 20 years. Together with his wife Helen Paul-Smith of Tapuika & Ngai Te Rangi descent they have run ŌKU as a family business since 2010.

A Kiwi Original - Ross Hall | Dying Art

Dying Art helps people celebrate the life of a loved one with custom-designed caskets and urns.
Founder Ross Hall tells us Dying Art is proudly New Zealand made. All its caskets and urns are designed and created in studio in Auckland.

A Kiwi Original | AgriSea

We make a visit to Paeroa's seaweed family - which has sustainability and Māori values at its core. AgriSea is having an enormous impact on the dairying, drystock, horticulture, apiculture and viticulture enterprises that are using them.
AgriSea brews liquid seaweed concentrates from the native species Ecklonia radiata, which it collects sustainably from the shores of remote coastal New Zealand.

A Kiwi Original - Wellington | Resene | Episode 7

Resene Paints CEO Nick Nightingale talks us through the company's journey from a garage in Eastbourne to one of the most recognisable brands in the country.

A Kiwi Original | Wellington Electric Mopeds - FTN Motion | Episode 6

The electric revolution has arrived in New Zealand. As our transport is electrified, we're seeing a lot of new and innovative products. FTN Motion has created the Streetdog, an elegant moped that combines traditional design with cutting edge technology. It goes up to 50 kph, has a 100-kilometre range and you can drive it on your driver's license. FTN is proving that you can design and build an electric moped in New Zealand, all from a garage in South Wellington.

A Kiwi Original | Christchurch Infrastructure | Episode 5

As New Zealand grows, so too must its infrastructure. In this episode, we look at how Fulton Hogan is looking to grow the numbers of people getting into the industry, and how Spunlite Poles are using innovative manufacturing processes and fantastic Kiwi support to stay competitive with overseas imports.

A Kiwi Original | Christchurch Growers | Episode 4

In Aotearoa, growing is in our DNA. In this episode, we take a look at two businesses utilising our natural environment to create stunning and delicious products, Pataka Berries and Sheep Milk NZ.

A Kiwi Original - Christchurch Doing Good

Businesses do so much good in New Zealand. This episode we focus on two businesses that do great work in their community, Kilmarnock Enterprises and Tuki Design Co.

A Kiwi Original - Canterbury 2021

We're headed North! The A Kiwi Original trip across Te Waipounamu (South Island) takes us to Timaru and Ashburton, where we meet up with Timaru Bluestone and Hekeao Feed Co.

A Kiwi Original - Queenstown 2021

Welcome back to A Kiwi Original! In this new series, we'll be travelling across Aotearoa, and finding some great regional stories from across our Buy NZ Made family. Today, we're looking at 3 inspirational businesses from beautiful Queenstown.

A Kiwi Original - Jemma Ross - Spinach Business Loans - Episode 102

Often, business loans are overlooked, but all the time you're saving, you're not "doing the thing" that will grow your business, according to Spinach GM Jemma Ross. Spinach is all about getting finance to business so that they can do great things.

It's about being smart and knowing your company's essential finance situation like the back of your hand.

A Kiwi Original - Laura Bell - SafeStack Academy - Episode 101

Small businesses need to get to grips with cyber security. But it doesn't have to be hard.

Laura Bell from SafeStack Academy explains how their digital platform makes it easy for a team of any size to develop a secure environment and culture, without getting in the way of what they do every day.

A Kiwi Original - Des Ford - Arrow Uniforms - Episode 100

The "Arrow" in Arrow Uniforms stands for fast, because they provide high-quality uniforms at a speed unmatched by most overseas competitors. Des Ford has seen uniform factories the world over, and he's proud that Arrow is still making them here.

Des thinks tidy, good-looking uniforms add so much to any team's professionalism and culture, and customers can see and respect that.

A Kiwi Original - Glen Zhu - The Dumpling Company - Episode 99

Glen Zhu started The Dumpling Company because he wanted to share his brilliant flavours beyond a single restaurant, to all of New Zealand. The key to his success is combining knowledge and skills from Chinese cuisine, with high quality New Zealand ingredients.

The result is truly delicious.

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