Announcement

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 […]

We couldn’t be any prouder to announce that We Love Local has now returned $1 million across 150+ small businesses in Aotearoa! 🥳 From the beginning, when we first started in Kāpiti in 2018, our goal was to showcase and celebrate Kiwi artisan producers. Since then we have expanded into Wellington and finally — all […]

The magic of New Zealand’s taste capital has been captured in our new limited edition giftbox, launched especially for this year’s Visa Wellington On A Plate festival. We’re celebrating producers participating in the festival, or whose products are used byrestaurants taking part, and our new gift box features some fantastic limited editions –including a cocktail […]

Otago artisans, makers, distillers, vintners and brewers are the latest local producers to be showcased on the national stage as we expand into the region to meet the ever-increasing demand from Kiwis to back their backyards. We have now returned almost $1 million dollars to small businesses all over NZ since 2020 by sourcing only […]

We’re officially launching our closed-loop system today, allowing recipients to send back our wooden boxes for future gifting. Of course, we would love nothing more than for recipients to keep the wooden box and use it as they see fit — we hear the boxes make great cat beds or help keep cupboards tidy. But […]

Today we’re excited to launch into the South Island, beginning with Canterbury, expanding our mission to showcase and champion regional vintners, artisans, producers, brewers and distillers with our NZ regional gifts (available nationwide, including overnight shipping to Christchurch). Our ‘Celebrating Canterbury’ gift box series highlights the best of the stunning plains that stretch between the […]

WE WON! We are beyond thrilled to have been recognised for championing sustainable business practices by receiving the Sustainability Award at the recent 2021 Electra Business & Innovation Awards. Our business has always been underpinned by the philosophy of minimising our environmental footprint and showcasing hyper-local products. We operate with 100 percent renewable and solar […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]