Meet the team at The Fudge Cottage, New Zealand! For decades this family-owned Christchurch business has been handcrafting the finest artisan fudge from a traditional family recipe. 🥛 Their deliciously creamy fudge is made using fresh New Zealand milk and cream combined with carefully selected natural ingredients. We are thrilled to include The Fudge Cottage […]
Supplier Stories
Made in Wairarapa: Alexia Urban Winery
Wairarapa is known for sprawling vineyards with wineries attached, but in the heart of the Greytown, the district’s only urban winery is doing things a little differently. Alexia is the result of a labour of love, a winery built in the community where its founders live, their children go to school and their hearts lie. […]
Supplier Story: Wellington Chocolate Factory — Ethical, Small-batch Craft Chocolate
There’s a chocolate revolution going on, with its heart in Wellington’s foodie laneways. Wellington Chocolate Factory is leading the rapidly-growing shift towards ethical, small-batch craft chocolate — and has been doing so since back in 2013. New Zealand’s original, organic, bean-to-bar chocolate producer, Wellington Chocolate Factory (WCF) handcrafts some of the finest chocolate you are […]
Celebrating Taranaki Anniversary Day And Their Makers: Shining Peak Brewery
Here at We Love Local we donate one percent from each sale to charities via the One Percent Collective and when we can work with a local artisan maker who also gives back, then it’s even better. Shining Peak Brewing is an institution in Taranaki, and feature in our Tasty Taranaki Gift Box. As well […]
Made in Hawke’s Bay: La Petite Chocolat — brings a bit of magic into people’s lives
It’s undeniable that chocolate brings a bit of magic into people’s lives, according to Hawke’s Bay business La Petite Chocolat. Owners Sel and Asli Gider say helping to share that feeling is what drives them, and their goal is to create a positive impact in their community with their chocolates. We value the human connection […]
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 […]
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 […]
Made in Auckland: The Tea Thief — pop the kettle on, wellness is calling
This is the second blog post in our ‘Made in Auckland’ series, featuring local producers from the region. Given that Ruth Wynne-Capstick and David Capstick hail from the most tea obsessed nation in the world — England — it’s fair to say they are more than qualified to discern the best brews. Fortunately for connoisseurs, […]
Made in Auckland: Earthbound Honey, as good as nature intended
This is the first blog post in our ‘Made in Auckland’ series, featuring local producers from the region available in We Love Local’s gift baskets Auckland. Over the last 17 years, a single hive that started out as a hobby has since blossomed into a 100 percent New Zealand owned and operated business founded by […]