Supporting small businesses and our local economy has never been more important. If you’re looking to buy something new (for yourself or as a gift), check out this (non-exhaustive) list of some pretty amazing woman/women-owned and/or operated businesses right here in Aotearoa.

 

For exercise (activewear/swimwear)

●      CLIQUE fitness (activewear designed in NZ, mostly manufactured in China, their Clique Gen III Classic Compression tights are constructed using RECOFLEX™ certified fabric)

●      Cove Republic (swimwear designed and handmade in NZ, Luxe Eco Range made of recycled nylon/lycra made from discarded fishing nets)

●      Gemma Lee (swimwear and fashion wetsuits designed in NZ, manufactured in NZ/AUS, made using Geoprene, recycled PET, aqua glue, and ECONYL® Nylon LYCRA®)

●      Hine Collection (size inclusive activewear, designed in NZ/NZ-based company, no information on their website about manufacturing)

●      Rhind. (activewear designed and manufactured in Blenheim NZ)

●      TEN03 (activewear designed and manufactured in NZ using recycled PET)

●      Zeenya (brightly patterned activewear designed with their core range manufactured in NZ and sports range manufactured in Brazil, made using biodegradable Amini Sol Eco®)

 

For the bathroom

●      Aku (reusable menstrual products designed and manufactured in Leigh NZ from materials/packaging sourced from NZ businesses)

●      Aotearoad (products include vegan deodorant sticks, manufactured in NZ, using natural ingredients and compostable paper packaging)

●      The Block Dock (vertical soap dish and shampoo bar holder designed and manufactured in NZ)

●      dirty hippie (large range of eco-friendly products including shampoo/conditioner bars, soaps, deodorant, designed and manufactured in NZ from natural ingredients and near-zero-waste packaging)

●      Ultrella (vegan deodorant designed and manufactured in NZ using recycled PET in a carbon-neutral factory)

 

For staying warm this winter

●      Hand Knitting like Nana Used to (highly affordable hand knitted items made in New Zealand by a daughter and mother duo)

●      Knits N Knots (hand knitted items made in Invercargill NZ, using pure NZ wool)

●      Littlest Pip Knits (hand knitted items made in Christchurch NZ)

 

For jump-starting your own iso hobby (arts & crafts)

●      Awesomely Arapawa! (hand spun yarn from wool of rare Arapawa sheep, made in NZ)

●      For Dyeing Out Loud (hand dyed yarn, dyed in Napier, NZ)

●      Let them Knit (hand dyed NZ grown and spun wool and merino, made in NZ)

●      Miss Muffet’s Knits (handmade ceramic buttons, made in Mayfield NZ)

●      Nana-Cindy NZ (hand-dyed yarn, spinning fibre, knitting and crochet accessories, stocks many NZ made items)

●      Sheepish Designs NZ (yarn and knitted goods, hand-knitted in Gore NZ, yarn made from wool of NZ Romney sheep)

●      Zingaya Organic Fabrics (GOTS-certified organic knit fabrics, made in Europe)

 

 

For links to more products and services, check out the New Zealand Made Products Facebook page.

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