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True Fleece: The magic of merino

True Fleece are true fans of New Zealand merino wool. Taking the finest merino wool grown in New Zealand, they create sustainable merino clothing for adults and children.True Fleece was founded by Canterbury farmers, Tori and Carl Uren, who knew all about the great qualities of merino wool. As parents to four children, their desire was for their children to wear clothing made from natural fibres such as New Zealand merino, rather than synthetic fibres.“We started our business to answer a gap i...

Be Natural Soap: As natural as can be

Based in Inglewood, Taranaki is mother-daughter duo, Susan and Sarah Lucas, passionate about making soap. Their soap, Be Natural Soap, is handmade, natural, organic and palm oil-free, with the range including traditional solid soap bars and liquid castile soap.Susan coordinates and undertakes the soap production, drawing on years of creative cookery, and Sarah manages the packaging, sales and marketing. The idea to venture into soap making initially came from a book Sarah had been reading.“In ...

Divinas: Good, honest, local empanadas

Delicious, handcrafted, ready-to-bake empanadas are being delivered to homes around Wellington, thanks to a new small family business.Divinas, run by local couple Laura and Diego, prepare empanadas the good, honest way with fresh local ingredients, inspired by their Italian/Spanish roots.“We created our business because we noticed there was a gap in the food market that we could fill regarding “honest food” that is both practical and enjoyable,” says Diego.“And by “honest” we mean ...

Svord Knives: Carving a niche

Bryan Baker, Master Cutler at Svord Knives, turned his hobby into a business out of necessity in the 1980s, and has continued to forge a global reputation for making quality and functional handcrafted knives.The skilled craftsman and his team manufacture knives for a variety of applications, including sporting knives, professional chef knives and peasant knives.“I started Svord knives in 1981 at age of 19, initially to service the outdoor sporting and chefs knife market,” explains Bryan.“I...

Skyebird Foods: Making low-carb & keto easy

Skyebird Foods are passionate about making healthy eating easier. They’re a family-owned business, creating low-carb, keto-friendly, high-protein and diabetes-friendly products that are nourishing, delicious and convenient.It all started in 2016 when Founder Dani Holt-Iyman’s young daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.“Our business was created after our daughter was diagnosed over four years ago on the eve of her 3rd birthday. We discovered that by choosing low carb foods, it helped...

Matai Gallery: Beautiful 3D topographical map art

Beloved geographical spots are being transformed into beautiful 3D topographical map art at a Wairarapa artisan workshop. Matai Gallery combines engineering, design technology and handmade craftsmanship to create the artwork with FSC-approved ply bamboo.All pieces are handcrafted and finished to the highest standard; each layer sanded, hand painted, assembled and framed.The range includes a variety of cities and areas across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, and with the non-uniform nature of...

Aotearoad: Tackling plastic & chemicals in the beauty industry

Monica Rudd and Vanessa Farrington are on a mission to reduce the amount of plastic and chemicals used in the beauty industry. Together they founded, Aotearoad, producing sustainable personal care products from natural ingredients in cardboard packaging.“Vanessa and I created Aotearoad beauty products to try and tackle the use of plastics and chemicals in the beauty industry. We are passionate about removing plastics from our oceans and providing FSC certified cardboard recyclable alternatives...

House of Fungi: Growing gourmet mushrooms at home

Growing tasty, gourmet mushrooms in your kitchen or classroom is easy, thanks to House of Fungi. House of Fungi is a small, urban, locally-owned mushroom farm, supplying a variety of mushrooms wholesale and at farmer’s markets across Auckland.Their mushroom growing kits make growing gourmet mushrooms accessible to everyday Kiwis, with kits fully colonised with mushroom mycelium. Just open, mist and within two weeks you’ll be harvesting fresh mushrooms.Sharing their love of mushroomsIt was a ...

CRONZ: Bespoke custom-made rugs and carpet

Christchurch is home to CRONZ (Carpets and Rugs of New Zealand), makers of beautiful bespoke rugs and carpet, designed and manufactured in New Zealand from New Zealand wool.CRONZ Director John Wyma saw a gap in the New Zealand market 18 years ago when most rugs were (and still are) imported from overseas. With a background in engineering, John developed a unique tufting machine to manipulate yarn into high quality floor coverings, a process historically done by hand.Made to OrderAll CRONZ produc...

Ecology & Co: Changing what it means to be social

Ecology & Co are a social enterprise and artisan producers of distilled alcohol-free spirits, on a journey to change what it means to be social.The story of Ecology & Co began with the dilemma of wanting to enjoy alcohol and the flavour sensations, without experiencing some of the negative consequences.Ecology & Co-Founder Diana Miller explains, “Not too long ago we were socially challenged. You see, as our lifestyles became healthier, entertaining became harder. Finding a grown-up...

Skinny Fizz: Skinny on your health & the environment

The clue is in the name for Skinny Fizz - flavoured sparkling water with real New Zealand fruit extract. No added sugar, no artificial flavours, sweeteners or preservatives. It’s also skinny on the environment and for our pockets.Skinny Fizz founder Shawn Beck had the Eureka moment while travelling in the US.“I was on a bucket list roadie with my wife and soul mates across the American West and somewhere in a hot desert I was popping my, I don't know, hundredth can of flavoured sparkling wat...

Bootleg Jerky: 100% delicious beef jerky

Bootleg Jerky founder Ash Razmi had an idea to create his own dried meat product from New Zealand beef after an American road trip. That idea grew and is now his full-time gig.“I came back and started playing around with recipes and that sort of thing and yeah, one thing led to another,” Ash said.With a mortgage and a newborn baby, Ash was not prepared to quit his job, so found a local manufacturer who could create the product using his recipes.Starting smallWith no money for advertising, th...

Calm Pipe®: Healthy Pipes - all aroma, no smoke

Vape-free, smoke-free and nicotine-free, Calm Pipe® is a highly-engineered product, designed to support healthier habits and encourage better breathing.It uses the power of your own breathing action to drive an air turbine mechanism inside the pipe bowl, powering another corresponding turbine in a separate compartment that draws the aromas through to your nose. No batteries or heating coils are required.Scott and Heather Pearson are the founders of Calm Pipe®, an idea that sparked back in 2002...

Palliser Ridge: Diversifying the Kiwi farm

90 minutes from Wellington is Palliser Ridge, a sheep and beef farm located in Pirinoa, South Wairarapa. The day to day running of the 1300ha Station is taken care of by Lisa and Kurt Portas, and their team.Expansion Manager & Director Lisa Portas decided to exchange city life for farm life, but has used her retail skills to help further diversify the business.“We were brought into the fold at Palliser Ridge with Jim and Marilyn with an equity partnership around seven years ago. And then p...

Rocketspark: Beautiful websites that you can DIY

Rocketspark are on a mission to make websites fun again. DIY or designed for you, Rocketspark have streamlined the website creation process for everyone, not just the tech-savvy.Founder and CEO Grant Johnson shares how they’ve been empowering businesses, particularly during a global pandemic.“As a website builder, it's been fantastic in terms of our local businesses, making it simple for people to build their own site, and when New Zealand and countries around the world in the markets that w...

Harraways: Feeding NZ breakfast and beyond

For 150 years, Harraways have been supplying Kiwis with homegrown oats. Established in Dunedin in 1867 by immigrant Henry Harraway, oats were a popular choice in Otago, home to Scottish settlers.Beautiful growing conditions for oats in the region kicked off a perfect marriage for the Harraways family, forging strong relationships with farmers and investing strongly in the original oat mill in Green Island, Dunedin.Today, Harraways operates on the same site, still supplying oats for Kiwis to enjo...

Ironclad Pan: A pan that lasts 100 years

The Ironclad Pan Company is on a mission to forge a culinary bond between generations. Founded in 2019 by Kate Slavin, Levi Slavin and Joe Carter, it is the only New Zealand Made cast iron cookware. It also comes with a 100-year guarantee.Co-founder Kate Slavin had been looking to create a product that would make people's lives better, be good for the environment and long-lasting.“It started in 2016, those kinds of conversations, and then we did lots of research and things like testing ou...

Lanaco: Protecting Kiwis with cutting edge wool filters

COVID-19 changed many of our plans in 2020, including Lanaco - makers of high-performance products that harness the superb characteristics of natural wool.In January 2020, Lanaco were manufacturing filter elements for other people's devices, such as 3M in Australia, who were making industrial respirators.A pivot due to COVID-19 saw Lanaco shift efforts to help to reduce community transmission of the virus in New Zealand.Lanaco Founder and Sales & Marketing Director Nick Davenport explained, ...

Limber: Physiotherapist creates world’s healthiest desk

Named “The world’s healthiest desk” by professors of design and architecture at UC Berkeley, Limber Desks are a New Zealand Made revolution moving the world.Limber is a full personal workspace system dedicated to improving your health and performance while you work through making more movement faster, easier and more attractive.As a physiotherapist, Limber founder Bart de Vries, got off the tools and was looking at a preventative way to improve people’s health and well-being.“The thing...

Wave of Kiwi support expected for NZ Made Day

Online Kiwi retailers and manufacturers are expecting a wave of support for locally made products on New Zealand Made Day.Saturday 21st November is the day Buy NZ Made encourages Kiwis to buy at least one locally made item from participating retailers.The day is dedicated to giving Kiwis great online deals on locally made products.This year, retailers will be offering free delivery and free gift options on shopkiwi.online.Faced with growing economic uncertainty, supporting New Zealand brands is ...

Survey gives heart to Kiwi business

The latest research is great news for Kiwi business, says Buy NZ Made.Love Local’ research shows more people want to buy New Zealand-made products and services once the Covid-19 crisis is over.The survey by Rutherford Labs tracked New Zealanders’ buying intentions before and after the crisis, finding that "local" had become the second most important motivation for consumers after "price".Being "New Zealand-made" had become highly significant in consumers’ minds during the crisis.Buy NZ Mad...

Record Number Seek NZ Made Status

Record Number Seek NZ Made Status.A business applies every 48 hours.Radio New Zealand, Newshub and NewstalkZB's Early Morning Show this morning picked up on our announcement yesterday of a record number of Kiwi businesses requesting to join NZ Made."Being New Zealand-made continues to provide an edge for savvy operators who weave their New Zealand Made story in with the intrinsic benefits of their products." Read Coverage On Exporter News.Welcome to all 151 businesses approved as Official NZ Mad...

The Kiwi Branding Edge book launch

The Kiwi Branding Edge book explores how New Zealand businesses are creating an edge with the Kiwi trademark. This practical guide shows the varied ways the logo has been applied successfully to products and what meaning it has been given by 70+ businesses and their customers.This is the second business book published by Mr Jennings. The first book published '100% Kiwi Business' in 2018 explored 9 Kiwi success navigators discovered through interviewing 100 Kiwi business owners....

Episode 25 Released Of The Provenance Marketing Show

The Provenance Marketing Show is the easiest way for businesses to get their products featured. Simply send them in and we'll do the rest. Watch Episode 25.Each episode features two to three New Zealand Made products and each is then promoted across the NZ Made social channels during the week. Every Tuesday at 7pm a new episode drops here.Over 50 products have been featured to date with each feature getting between 3 - 4,000 views on social newsfeeds. Each episode is optimised for smar...

The NZ Made Imprint Tag

The Imprint Tag is the newest label in our range that is designed to be felt.The debossed Kiwi adds a tactile feel that makes it ideal for apparel. Thank you to all of the feedback saying a simpler style was desired.Each tag is 35mm in size and pre-punched ready to be attached to the garments you make.Of course, you don't have to be in fashion to get the benefit of this NZ Made look. All you need is an idea of what product you want to add this subtle touch to....