Marlaina Curtis is a TV presenter turned spice maker, and her New Plymouth brand MK Spice was born live on camera. Meet the maker behind the jerk seasonings in our Tasty Taranaki Gift Box.
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Tramping Food for a Day Walk, All Under 900g
Everything in our Solo Adventurer weighs just under 900g. Here’s what we packed for a day on the track, from a hot hut breakfast to a treat at the top, all made by small New Zealand producers.
The Taipa Salt Pig: Sea Salt Made With Nothing But Sunshine and Patience
Meet The Taipa Salt Pig from Taipa in the Far North. Their natural sea salt starts as seawater collected by hand, then dries in the sun for three to five weeks with nothing added. You’ll find it in our Notable Northland Gift Box and our Vegan Gift Box.
We Love Local Wins Two Electra Business & Innovation Awards
We Love Local won the Retail and Customer Experience awards at the Electra Business & Innovation Awards 2026. Here’s what the night meant to us, and a look back at the awards that came before.
Our Spring and Christmas Corporate Catalogue Is Ready
Our new corporate gifting catalogue for spring and Christmas 2026 is ready to download. It answers the questions businesses ask us every year, like how branding works, what fits your budget and when to order for Christmas.
MALVA Chocolate: Stone Ground Bean to Bar From the Ōākura Coast
Meet Bronwyn O’Hara of MALVA Chocolate in Ōākura, Taranaki. She makes stone-ground, bean-to-bar chocolate by hand in micro batches, using cacao sourced directly from farming communities in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. You’ll find her Stone Ground Full Bean Organic 70% cacao Bean to Bar in our Tasty Taranaki Gift Box.
Theory Food: A New Plymouth Fruit Spread Built on Doing Good
Meet Momo Martin and Michelle Hartley, the New Plymouth pair behind Theory Food. What started as a pancake stall at the local seaside market has grown into a catering business that puts a share of its revenue into feeding local families. You will find their Reduced Sugar Raspberry and Chia Fruit Spread in our Tasty Taranaki Gift Box.
Christmas Gifting Season Starts When You Think It Doesn’t
We’re putting the finishing touches on our 2026 Christmas catalogue. This year, it will tell you more than what’s inside each box. Every December, thousands of gift boxes leave our warehouse. Each one needs to arrive looking right, with products that taste as good as they should. That expectation has not changed. The new catalogue […]
Six years of the Kāpiti Kindness Award
Every month the Kāpiti Kindness Trust recognises someone in our community, and every month we pack the gift box. More than 70 boxes and six years on.
Treasured Morning: A Taranaki Health Journey That Became Hemp Powered Granola
Meet Liz O’Callaghan, the New Plymouth founder behind Treasured Morning. What started as a breakfast problem in her own kitchen, solved with almonds, chia and NZ-grown hemp protein, has grown into a small-batch granola business with a 2024 NZ Food Awards Pantry finalist nod. You’ll find it in our Tasty Taranaki and Healthy Habits gift boxes.
