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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
We Love Local is expanding into Auckland, building on our hugely successful growth in the Wellington region. Auckland is abundant with artisans and creators, producing delicious delicacies and tasty treats. From the Great Barrier to Waiheke Island and the mainland, We Love Local curates Auckland’s finest. We have hand-picked each premium product, working with passionate […]
Giving back has always been in our DNA. From the very beginning, we supported local organisations and producers right in our own backyard. That’s why it was a no-brainer to become the inaugural sponsor for the Kāpiti Kindness Trust. Since the initiative launched in July 2020, we have donated gift boxes for their monthly kindness […]
With the launch of our Wairarapa Gift Box, we’re just a little bit excited to share that We Love Local now covers all Wellington regions. Okay, okay – we’re super excited! We had the idea for our small business back in 2018, when we were originally called Kāpiti Goodies. As our namesake implied, we never expected to […]
Kapiti Goodies have acquired Wellington’s We Love Local brand to further our vision of helping local artisan producers sell more of their products while promoting the region at the same time. The sale, which took place before COVID-19, has seen Kapiti Goodies now fall under the We Love Local brand, which will cover both the […]
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