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.
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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.
Now You Can Plant Native Trees With Your Gift
You can now fund native tree planting at the We Love Local checkout through Trees That Count. Here’s the honest story behind the change, and what your $10 actually plants.
The Multiplier Effect And What One Gift Box Actually Does
One gift box. 12 producers. 600 orders from a single corporate run. Here’s how the local multiplier effect turns your purchase into something much bigger.
We Love Local is a Wellington Gold Awards Finalist
We Love Local is a 2026 Wellington Gold Awards finalist in the Emerging Gold (Products) category. Here’s a look at the incredible companies we’re sharing the stage with, and a quick reflection on how we got here.
Never Forget a Meaningful Moment with Gift Reminders
You care about the people in your life. You just have a lot on. Our free gift reminder service saves the dates that matter and sends you a nudge before each occasion with curated gift suggestions from 200+ small Kiwi producers. Father’s Day is Sunday 6 September. A good place to start.
