Henrietta Soaps: Made For Sensitive Skin

Henrietta Soaps started when its founder Henrietta Rutherford Jones from Queenstown started to make her own soaps following an old and closely guarded French Polynesian recipe that was passed down to her through generations.

Using natural ingredients like Goats’ Milk, Lavender, Palm Oil, Jasmine, Sunflower Oil, Honey, and purified Lanolin, Henrietta's soaps are unique and beneficial for those with sensitive skin.

-> A large range of Henrietta Soaps are available at Shop NewZealand. 

- It’s the All Natural Soaps you’ve been searching for! :-)

Goat Milk Soap for Sensitive Skin 100g - Henrietta Soaps

Thanks to Goat Milk, the pH is naturally lowered

Organic Honey Soap 100g - Henrietta Soaps

Sweet-smelling and contains natural antibacterial enzymes to help with healing

Oatmeal and Jasmine Soap for Sensitive Skin 100g - Henrietta Soaps

Great for children's delicate skin

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It’s Always… Cookie Time!

Cookie Time is a New Zealand snack food manufacturer based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Famous for their large delectable cookies, Cookie Time’s story began in 1983, in the kitchen of a one-bedroom flat by Michael Mayell.

image from stuff.co.nz

Michael’s big Chocolate Chunk cookies were the first of their kind in the New Zealand market. After 6 months of promotion in America, Michael was ready to return home to set up his own business with $10,000 in his pocket. With the help of his family members, Cookie Time grew consistently and became an icon.

Still privately owned by the Mayell brothers, it is an iconic New Zealand company and home of most loved New Zealand food brands.

From 1996 to 2008 it held the Guinness Book of Records for making the world’s biggest cookie! :D

Browse through the delicious range of cookies from CookieTime

Original Chocolate Chunk Cookies - Cookie Time - 630g (9 Cookies)
The original Chocolate Chunk Cookies! What more is there to say?


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Family owned Happy Valley

Happy Valley was established in 1975 by the late Ben Rawnsley and his wife Dot. It started off as a hobby but quickly grew into a shop based on their farm in South Auckland. It has remained a family owned and operated business ever since. 

Due to the change in shareholding in 2011 Happy Valley is now run by two families; the Lipscombe’s and the Harvey’s. The Lipscombe family focus on Bee Keeping, bringing 5 generations of Bee Keeping expertise to the business. The Harvey family run Happy Valley, being in charge of marketing and sales to assist business growth.

If you’re interested in their overall company values and production of their delicious and beneficial honey products, you can view this video below.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qmFXe29kUw

One of the very special things about Happy Valley - The production of Fresh Royal Jelly began in 1990 in Happy Valley, and to this day they remain as the only commercial producers of New Zealand Royal Jelly. :-) 

Some Happy Valley products available at Shop New Zealand

New Zealand Active/UMF 15+ Manuka Honey

Happy Valley is UMF certified!

New Zealand Bee Pollen 500mg - 300 Capsules

Bee Pollens are rich in Vitamins and Minerals

Royal Jelly & Honey - 375g

Happy Valley is very proud of their New Zealand Royal Jelly!

New Zealand Skin Health Cream - 200ml - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Unique skin cream by Happy Valley formulated with antibacterial properties of Active Manuka honey and Propolis to fight a range of skin infections and ailments.                                            

**PRODUCT OF THE MONTH DEAL**

Grab these sheepskin cushion covers at a specially discounted price!

Hurry, the deal is for 7 days only!

---> http://goo.gl/R6LDgR

These sheepskin cushions are made with exquisite quality and materials.

They are sure to bring a touch of elegance to your tastefully designed room.

They measure approximately 40cm x 40cm and are single sided.

They can be easily removed for dry cleaning. :)

Available in Black/Chocolate Brown/Brown Tip/Jade/Grey/Honey/White/Midnight Blue or Hunter Green.

Grab these at a specially discounted price while you can!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Way~

Yay! it's Christmas D-2 here in New Zealand. 

The weather is looking good and we're all very excited.

We hope everyone has a very safe and joyful Christmas.

-The Shop New Zealand Team.-

Mouth Wateringly Good... Quite Literally!

Kaitaia Fire is one of New Zealand's favourite hot sauces. The company was established in 1989 on 5 acres of an organic farm in the north of New Zealand's North Island. Ever since its inception, the folks at Kaitaia Fire have striven to produce great quality and uniquely New Zealand hot sauces for both local and picky international palates! The fact that the company has grown from strength to strength and is now readily available on the shelves of most New Zealand supermarkets is a testament to the quality and delicious taste of their products. They source their unique ingredients from the organic farms in the Doubtless Bay region of New Zealand. Kaitaia Fire continues to favour growers who are certified organic and whom produce high quality chili peppers for a tongue tingling experience. A most delectable product for crazy chili lovers!

Some Kaitaia Fire products available at Shop New Zealand

Kiwifruit and Habanero Sauce

Combines Kiwifruit, Manuka Honey and red hot Habanero Chili Pepper (and winner of the 1996 Best Hot Fruit Sauce in the USA Fiery Food Challenge.)

http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/en/cp/Kiwifruit_Habanero_Sauce

Kaitaia Fire Chili Pepper Sauce

The original and made using Chili's at their optimal ripeness for optimal taste and deliciousness! These then undergo a fermentation process  for a couple of years before being bottled for your dining pleasure. 

http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/en/cp/Kaitaia_Fire_Chili_Pepper_Sauce

Kaitaia Fire Chipotles - Manuka Smoked

Ripe, red organic jalapeno peppers smoked with native New Zealand Manuka Honey! Strong ingredients for a strong flavour!

http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/en/cp/New_Zealand_Chipotles

For these and more, take a look at the Kaitaia Fire range at Shop New Zealand (link below) for a taste that you will not regret... or maybe you will (they are hot!).

http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/en/c/Kaitaia_Fire_NZ

Love for mum!

It is probably unnecessary to explain the concept of Mother’s Day (since almost every culture and nation on earth now celebrates this day), but for readers who are unaware, Mother’s Day is a celebration honouring mothers and the crucial role that they play in our lives. Funnily enough, Mother’s day is unrelated to the older traditions that celebrate mothers and motherhood (such as the Christian Mothering Sunday).

Its founder was an American woman named Anna Jarvis who first celebrated this day in 1908 as a memorial service for her mother. Mother’s day became more ingrained within American society when she campaigned to make it a recognised holiday in the United States. By the 1920s, Mother’s Day was already becoming increasing popular, eventually becoming a legitimate day of honouring mothers all over the world.

A great Mother's Day Gift Option from New Zealand!

To assist you in selecting a unique gift for Mother’s Day, Shop New Zealand is currently running a special on the Rejuvenating Bee Venom Face Mask by Manuka Doctor. Purchasing this product will entitle the buyer to a free Manuka Doctor Intro Kit worth $NZD 49.90. Bee venom is the apitoxin released by honey bees when they sting a subject. Used in the Manuka Doctor Face Mask it tricks the body into thinking that it has been stung by a bee. This causes the body to direct blood flow to the area that assists in boosting collagen and elastin production to firm and improve the appearance of skin. It has been hailed as a natural alternative to botox and is widely used by many celebrities. The toxin from the honeybees is extracted using a glass pane that is electrified to encourage bees to sting it. Because honeybees do not detach their stingers when stinging, the honeybee is left unharmed and the toxin gathered.

If this special package doesn’t tickle your fancy, consider these:

Mother's Day Gift Hamper with Free Wax Melts Included

Mother’s Day Gift Hamper with Free Candle Included

Linden Leaves Pick Me Up Body Oil (contains real fruits inside!)

Shop New Zealand has many more uniquely New Zealand Mother’sDay gifts that are itching for you to browse.

We hope that everyone stays safe and celebrate their mothers, moeder, ahm, mader, moer, mathair, mama, emak, mueter, (well you get the point!), on Mother’s Day.

Liquid gold!

True, honest honey doesn’t get any purer than the liquid gold that flows out of the apiaries of Arataki.  New Zealand was one of the last places on earth to be colonised by man and the environment is still relatively untouched, thanks to the country’s geographically isolation, small population and lack of heavy industries. It is in this landscape that the honeybees from Arataki forage and gather from. The result is a distinctively pure and untainted honey that is unlikely to be found anywhere else.

That is because Arataki not only produces conventional blend and clover honeys, but due to its geographic isolation, New Zealand has many unique flora and fauna that literally cannot be found anywhere else on earth. Arataki Honey has a large range of native honeys with exotic names, such as Manuka, Rewarewa, Tawari and Kamahi. Each with their own unique textures, aromas, taste and colour. From their range you will also find the famous medicinal Unique Manuka Honey (UMF) with antibacterial properties. UMF potency is available in 5+, 10+ and 15+ levels.

Since 1944 Arataki has been in the business of making not only quality New Zealand honeys, but also raising quality New Zealand honeybees (which also makes up a large proportion of their business). So for honey from a company that knows honey, its bees and its land, look no further than Arataki Honey.

Have a look at the wide range of Arataki Honey products available at Shop New Zealand

Indulge in Classic Comfort…

Classic Sheepskins was established in 1969 and has since successfully grown and created a reputable name for itself as a premium New Zealand Tannery. Look closer at their product range and one will find a vast array of unique and functional wool accessories. All have been designed with your comfort in mind and all provide additional benefits which wool is renowned for.

Wool is one of the most functional and unique natural fibers known to us. It has a multitude of qualities which set it apart from most other fibers including Silk and Cotton. Being highly resilient and durable; wool fiber has the ability to bend back on itself over 20,000 times without breaking. In addition to the added crimp and ultra-springy like make-up of the individual fibers means wool underlays and medical sheepskins in particular can act like a type of ‘therapeutic cushion’. Making them effective in providing pressure point relief found on the body for the user.

Wool is a natural insulator and can help self-regulate one’s body temperature during both colder climates and hotter or humid temperatures. Wool has the ability trap air within and between its fibers and this trapped air helps to insulate the user from the underlying surface. The body is thus kept at a consistent and even temperature keeping the user cooler in humid conditions and near body temperature as it gets colder.

Wool can also absorb a great deal of moisture and can absorb up to 30-40% of its own weight in moisture alone. Wool’s ability to absorb and wick away moisture from the skin helps keep the skin dry this helps towards the prevention of pressure/bed sores and also the breakdown of skin cells particularly for those infirmed and bed ridden for extended periods of time.

Wool does not have to be treated to become inflammable and it will not support a flame; being a hypoallergenic fiber it is kind to sensitive skins and to those with rashes and other dermatitis conditions.        

Mother Nature has blessed us with a versatile and special natural fiber which tannery professionals such as Classic Sheepskins can transform into high functioning and highly comfortable wool products and accessories. Whether you are looking for a comfortable wool slipper, car seat cover or a medical sheepskin/underlay; Classic Sheepskins has successfully created such products and many more.

All can be found at the one-stop Shop New Zealand.

Classic Sheepskins @ Shop New Zealand.

Mad about chocolate…

 

Whittaker’s is one of New Zealand’s most trusted brands; in fact, it IS New Zealand’s most trusted brand as voted in the annual Reader’s Digest survey. And why not? It makes some of the world’s finest chocolates, being a bean to bar manufacture that keeps an eye on their precious cocoa beans from the farm to the factory. They turn their Ghanaian and Malagasy (Madagascar) cocoa beans directly into their renowned chocolates, as opposed to melting them first and then turning them into chocolate products. This bean to bar process is done for two main reasons; firstly, it ensures that the beans retain their natural flavor (especially important since Whittaker’s uses some of the finest cocoa beans) and, secondly, to make sure that chocolate is made in the most ethical and sustainable way possible (Whittaker’s purchases its beans from the Ghanaian Cocoa board that tries to ensure responsible and ethical practices).  This bean to bar methodology also applies to their non-cocoa related ingredients like macadamia nuts and almonds. Whittaker’s only sources the finest ingredients to be used in their chocolate. 

But it’s not like Whittaker’s emerged as one of Australasia's premium chocolate makers overnight. The business started when James Henry Whittaker immigrated to New Zealand in 1890 and begun making his own chocolate in his Christchurch home to be sold door to door. In 1913 two of J.H Whittaker’s sons, Ronald and James, joined their father in partnership to establish J.H. Whittaker and Sons. Today Whittaker’s is still a family run business that is committed to producing excellent tasting chocolates. Despite the age of the business, it still continues to innovate and add new products to their line. There are too many delicious Whittaker’s chocolate (and non-chocolate) treats to list here, but take a look for yourself at Shop NewZealand.

Whittaker's range @ Shop New Zealand