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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