Meet the team! Roland and Lucienne van der Wal are the owner-operators of Immigrant’s Vineyard – Home of Ruru Wines. Overlooking the Clutha River and Old Man Range, it is one of the most southern vineyards in the world. After arriving in New Zealand from the Netherlands in 1986 with just a backpack each, Roland […]
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Made in Kāpiti: Sone’s Sauce — Artisan And Authentically Thai Cooking Sauces
The amazing Sone of Sone’s Sauces is an instantly recognisable face to many on the Kāpiti Coast. Known for her amazing positive energy and her incredible sauces, Sone lovingly handcrafts each batch of her all-natural sauce range.
We Love Local Wins Small Business Award
WE DID IT! 🤩🥳 We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we won the Electra Business & Innovation Awards Small Business Award. After winning a Sustainability Award in 2021, we couldn’t be any happier to be recognised again by the judges this year. We Love Local is, and always has been, about championing the many […]
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day Gift Box Special
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay Anniversary the way we know best — by celebrating the amazing local artisan producers in this beautiful part of Aotearoa! Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day Gifts Hearty Hawke’s Bay Gift Boxes include some of the finest produce from around the region: From now till Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day on 21st October, you can […]
Made in Palmerston North: Tex-As Salsas
Meet the team! With a product that has no artificial preservatives, colours, flavours, or thickeners, and no added sugar — it should be no surprise that Tex-As Salsas has secured silver and bronze at this years Outstanding Food Producer Awards (Salsa Roja – Bronze and Verde Drizz – Silver). The name Tex-As reflects a blend […]
A Warm Welcome to Wondrous Waikato
A warm welcome to Wondrous Waikato! Celebrating everything that is wondrous about local artisan producers in the Waikato region—from beer to honey, marshmallows, chocolate, tea and wine (and a whole lot more). All packaged with love in a gift box range that is sure to delight. Amazing producers include: All our gift baskets are available […]
Made in Taranaki: Juno Gin — A Recipe For Happiness
Meet the team! Juno Gin is the handiwork of husband-and-wife duo Jo and Dave James. They met at primary school in New Plymouth and four years ago, this unassuming couple, left their careers and combined their science backgrounds and passion for gin to start dreaming and experimenting to craft their ideal gin. “I love gin,” […]
Gift Idea: Colour Themed Corporate Christmas Gifts
Why not create a gift box with products matching your brand colours? 🧡 Show me the orange. When your brand colour is orange, and you want a unique corporate gift, we come up with the goods! Stand out from the crowd with a colour-themed Christmas gift, and get in touch to discuss your corporate gifting […]
Made in Auckland: Award-winning Honest Chocolat
Meet the makers! The journey to award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate that started in a converted garage in Snells Beach. 🤩 Nico & Emily Bonnaud, the team behind the beautiful award-winning Auckland craft chocolate business Honest Chocolat, started in 2016 as a side project to their full-time occupations — Nico a pastry chef, and Emily an Interior […]
A Proud Artisan Ambassador Moment
Nothing beats the feeling of being artisan ambassadors and promoting our unique local artisan producers. So you can imagine our delight when we were sent this photo of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern receiving a We Love Local region gift basket filled with Kāpiti & Horowhenua goodies selected by Ōtaki MP Terisa Ngobi when she popped […]