A month that is really packed with new taste journeys across Aotearoa. 🇳🇿 After launching our Nelson Tasman hampers and Southland gift boxes, the creative foodie spirit lives on and we are so happy to be able to announce the release of our Glorious Gisborne Gift Box! Packed with highlights of artisan producers from across […]
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Made In Southland: Robbies by Mrs Pickles
Meet the team! Let’s meet Josie, aka Mrs Pickles, of Robbies – who runs her business with a true passion for delicious pickles and preserves, using as much as possible of the plentiful produce that grows in her own organic garden. ❤️ Inspired by her grandparents love of cooking and gardening, the business started off […]
2023 Corporate Christmas Gifts Early Bird Offer
If you’re looking for corporate gifts and work Christmas gift ideas — then look no further! And no, it’s not too early to start planning for the silly season. 😇 Sustainable corporate Christmas Gifts Give a sustainable and ethical gift that you can use to make this Christmas special. All our gift hampers are sustainably packaged and […]
Ready For Another Adventure? We Love Local Southland Gift Boxes Now Available
Ready for another adventure? This is a big month for regional New Zealand gifts at We Love Local and we are so excited to announce that we will be taking a tasting tour through Southland — with our new Scrumptious Southland Gift Box! Some beautiful products from Invercargill and beyond, including: 🥜 Boasted Peanut Butter🌰 […]
Foodie Adventures Are The Best Adventures: Meet Our Selection Of Goodies Made In Nelson-Tasman
Foodie adventures are the best adventures. We love to take you across Aotearoa and are so excited to announce that We Love Local has landed in a new region! 🇳🇿 Meet all the amazing local artisan producers and food heroes that feature in our new Nourishing Nelson Tasman Gift Box — delivering a taste adventure […]
Top 5 Father’s Day Gifts For New Zealand Dads
As if shopping wasn’t hard enough already, we’ve compiled a guide to Father’s Day gifts that will make finding the perfect present for New Zealand dads easy peasy. What’s In Our NZ Father’s Day Gifts? We know you can’t wait to spend some quality time with your dad. But before the festivities begin, there are […]
Made In Central Otago: Taste Of The Alps
Meet Tineke-Maree Sutton — founder of Taste of the Alps! From a beautiful region filled with some of nature’s sweetest confectionery, Tineke felt inspired to turn each season’s wonders into her delicious preserves, letting people take a taste of the region with them! Filled with hand-picked sustainable fruits, they are the perfect accompaniment to any […]
We Love Local Is A Finalist At The Wellington Gold Awards 2023
We have just been announced as finalists for The 2023 Wellington Gold Awards in the Emerging Gold – Products category! After winning the Sustainability and Small Business category at the Electra Business Awards in 2021 and 2022, we’re proud to be recognised at a regional level among businesses from the Greater Wellington area this year. […]
Made In Bay Of Plenty: Preservation Jam
Let’s meet Samantha Burgess — founder of Preservation Jam 🍓 Creating hand-crafted small batches of all-natural preserves and jams that are both gluten-free and vegan, using produce that would have otherwise gone to waste! My favourite part of this journey has been being able to ‘rescue’ excess produce from people who are struggling to eat […]
Celebrating Māori-Owned Food And Beverage Businesses
Ahead of Matariki, we are taking a moment to celebrate all of the mahi Māori-owned food and beverage businesses put in to produce world-class kai. We first launched our Kai Māori Gift Box to acknowledge Aotearoa’s first public holiday to celebrate Matariki in 2022. Our amazing whānau of suppliers represented in these gift boxes work […]