Our ‘Hearty Hawke’s Bay’ gift box series showcases the best of the Bay and features producers such as Aquiferra olive oil, Pinnacle Honey, Unison Wines, Maud and Harry’s spiced walnuts and chocolates by La Petite Chocolat. Supporting local communities is a central to our philosophy. We Love Local donates one percent of every sale […]
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Koakoa — premium spirits made in Kāpiti
Koakoa is the te reo Māori term for happiness, and that’s definitely the feeling you get when you taste the beautiful products crafted by this family-owned Kāpiti Coast distillery. Owned and operated by Bec Kay and Chris Barber, Koakoa is renowned for its award-winning signature Limoncello, and now also produces a range of the most […]
Championing local makers in Taranaki
Huge growth of over 400% during the recent Level 4 lockdown, and an ever-increasing demand from Kiwis to ‘back their backyards’, has led We Love Local to expand into Taranaki, expanding our mission of showcasing and championing local brewers, vintners, artisans, and distillers. Our brand new Tasty Taranaki gift boxes feature the best of the […]
Give the gift of charity with The Good Registry and We Love Local
Ever since starting We Love Local, it was one of our core beliefs to use the business as a force for good and give back to our communities. In addition to supporting small New Zealand businesses in our regions, we did this by partnering with The Shed Project who manufactures our wooden boxes, or as […]
New Artisan Gift Boxes With Hand-Crafted Goodies Made In New Zealand Make The Perfect Present For Any Occasion
Introducing our craft range gift boxes. From New Zealand craft chocolate, to craft beer, and craft spirits — these artisan gift boxes and hampers with local products are sure to delight. We deliver our popular craft range gift packs to artisan food lovers around New Zealand or can create custom corporate gifts for your offices. […]
Gifts For Builders Made Easy: How A1homes and Jennian Homes Are Using Local Gift Boxes For Their Handover Gifts
We are excited to welcome A1homes as a customer! Their local franchise approached us to create a custom branded gift box with products from Kāpiti and Horowhenua for their handover and housewarming gifts. Thanks so much Cherie and team for entrusting us with your corporate gifting! Building company gifts We Love Local gift boxes a […]
Tasting The Best New Zealand Craft Chocolate At Chocstock To Make Your Gifts Even Better
What’s the best New Zealand craft chocolate you ask? The We Love Local team visited Chocstock hosted at Wellington Chocolate Factory last weekend to find out and who will join our craft chocolate gift box in the future. Best New Zealand craft chocolate makers Handmade chocolate from small batch producers Gift boxes with chocolate Who […]
This Little New Zealand Gifting Business Is Growing (by 320m² to be exact)
We Love Local is a gifting business originally launched under the name Kāpiti Goodies in December 2018, driven by our desire to offer gift boxes with hyper-local products while supporting local companies and minimising our footprint in sourcing products. In early 2020, the business rebranded as We Love Local and expanded into Wellington and the […]
Best NZ Made Fudge in Gift Boxes?
Did you know June 16 is National Fudge Day? Let’s take a moment to celebrate the deliciousness of this decadent, sweet candy that is appreciated all over New Zealand. In our NZ gift boxes and regional New Zealand gifts, you’ll find fudge from these local companies: Our fudge gift boxes and hampers What’s your favourite […]
Made in Auckland: Brothers Beer — good beer for good people
This is the third blog post in our ‘Made in Auckland‘ series, featuring local producers from the region now available in We Love Local’s Auckland gift baskets. ‘Good beer for good people’ is the philosophy that Auckland-based brewery Brothers Beer lives and breathes, and craft beer lovers are reaping all the delicious benefits. Conceptualised, rather […]