Collage of various gift items by Māori businesses with a 'Maori Gift Guide 2025' label.

Māori Gift Guide 2025: Supporting Māori-Owned Businesses

by Aroha Tamihana

Welcome to our curated collection for a Māori Gift Guide 2025, where we proudly showcase an array of extraordinary products by Māori-owned businesses. Discover meaningful gifts for the festive season and beyond while championing local artisans and indigenous entrepreneurs.

Our guide spans various budget options, catering to your every gifting need, whether it's a charming Secret Santa surprise, a gesture of appreciation, a statement gift for a loved one, or a collaborative gift between whānau and friends that leaves a lasting impression.

To help you navigate the guide, we've included a simple price key:

  • $ for gifts under $50
  • $$ for those between $50–$100
  • $$$ for items over $100

Disclaimer: None of the items featured are sponsored. This guide is a curated selection based on genuine follower recommendations and gems we've found along the way.

Menu

Kāinga × Home
Kākahu × Apparel
Mahi Toi × Art
Taonga × Treasured Items
Tākaro × Recreation
Tamariki × Kids
Kai & Inu × Food & Drink
Pukapuka × Books
He Oranga, He Rerehua × Health & Beauty

Kāinga × Home 

Create a sense of home with thoughtful touches that turn any space into a warm and welcoming haven. From cosy blankets and hand-thrown ceramics, to unique lamps, surround yourself with taonga.

Decorative gourd with intricate Māori patterns on a textured background, featuring 'Māori Gift Guide 2025' text.

Taonga Hue

Products: Handmade hue lamps
Price Range: $$$

Bed with brown and beige bedding and pillows, featuring 'Maori Gift Guide 2025' and 'Awhi Company' text.

Awhi Company

Products: Bed linen, merino throws, pēpi blankets
Price Range: $$$

Ceramic diffuser with reeds, bottle, and bowl by Thea Ceramics on a beige background

Thea Ceramics

Products: Hand-thrown ceramics, dinnerware, homeware
Price Range: $-$$$

Hand holding a HUKAI Creations jar against a green leafy background

Huikai Creations

 

Products: Soy candles, diffusers 
Price Range: $

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Kākahu × Apparel

A selection of items to wear that make a statement, showcasing the creativity of Māori designers. A celebration of both style and whakapapa.

Woman wearing a Māori dress by Hunaarn with a red flower in her hair, standing in front of green foliage.

Hunaarn Kākahu

Products: Coats, dresses, shirts, jewellery
Price Range: $$$

Black and green gumboot with Māori design by Maaia on a green background, featuring 'Māori Gift Guide 2025'

Maaia

Products: Gumboots
Price Range: $$-$$$

Person wearing a purple hoodie with 'Nōku' branding on a white background

Nōku

Products: Tees, loungewear, dresses, jewellery
Price Range: $-$$$

Brown Māori patterned slippers with white fur lining by Whenua Whānau on a white surface, with 'Māori Gift Guide 2025' text in the corner.

Whenua Whānau

Products: Slippers, pajamas, onesies
Price Range: $

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Mahi Toi × Art

Adorn your whare with mahi toi that tells a story. From bold contemporary pieces to traditional forms reimagined, this collection celebrates the work of Māori creatives.

Maori gift guide 2025 art print by Flows by Rau with red and black contemporary Māori design on a white background

Flows By Rau

Products: Art prints, ta moko
Price Range: $$$

Māori Mermaid art print with a stylised Māori woman and her baby against a sunset sky.

Māori Mermaid

Products: Art prints, posters, greeting cards
Price Range: $$$

Woven modern tukutuku wall art by Tuitui designs with geometric pattern on a white wall

Tuitui Designs

Products: Art prints, posters, greeting cards
Price Range: $$$

Māori Gift Guide 2025 featuring a print with stylised illustration of a person and bird on a wave by Miriama Grace Smith

Miriama Grace Smith

Products: Art prints, tees, accessories
Price Range: $$-$$$

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Taonga × Treasured Items

Discover beautifully crafted taonga that will be cherished for years to come. Each piece carries stories, culture, and craftsmanship, perfect for gifting, or treating yourself to something special.

Decorative pendant with intricate patterns by Aho Creative on a green leaf background, featuring 'Māori Gift Guide 2025'

Aho Creative

Products: Handmade ceramic pendants, pēpi wraps
Price Range: $$$

Two leather wallets, one brown and one black, with intricate Māori patterns on a light grey background by brand 'LEYES & CO'

L.Eyes & Co

Products: Wallets, bags, hats, clothing, sunglasses
Price Range: $$-$$$

Green and gold earring by Rerehua Boutique worn by a person with a blurred green background

Rerehua Boutique

Products: Jewellery, bags, hats, clothing, sunglasses
Price Range: $-$$$

Pin by Maimoa Creative with 'Kia Kaha Te Reo Maori' text on a brown hat, Māori Gift Guide 2025.

Maimoa Creative

Products: Enamel pins, art prints, reo Māori games & resources
Price Range: $-$$$

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Tākaro × Recreation

Create more memories together with whānau and friends through the gift of play and recreation. Learn a new kēmu or skill, and enjoy these offerings by talented Māori businesses.

Theresa Reihana puzzle by Tuhi Stationery on a wooden surface with a plant and mug in the background

Tuhi Stationary

Products: Jigsaw puzzles, journals
Price Range: $$

Card game packaging titled 'Feelings Go Fish' by XMT Creations with colourful illustrations of children on a multicolored background.

XMT Creations

Products: Educational games & resources, arts & crafts
Price Range: $

Set of kids tools by Paku with colourful handles on a grey background

Paku

Products: Gardening tools, pū rākau blocks 
Price Range: $-$$$

Scrabble-like game Pakiaka by Maimoa Creative with Māori wooden letters on a brown surface, with hands playing and a cup of tea nearby.

Maimoa Creative

Products: Enamel pins, art prints, reo Māori games & resources
Price Range: $-$$$

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Tamariki × Kids

Celebrate the imagination of tamariki with gifts that nurture, entertain, and inspire. From pukapuka to play, these items are designed to help the next generation thrive.

Colorful felt carrots by Mahana on a white plate with a patterned fabric background

Mahana

Products: Children's soft toys 
Price Range: $

Black book titled 'Nau mai ki te ao' by Mita Creative with white text and design on a white background

Mita Creative

Products: Pukapuka, art prints, tukutuku, playing cards
Price Range: $-$$

Child wearing a brown hoodie and pants with 'LIL HAUUMI' branding, sitting on a stool against a plain background.

Lil Haumi

Products: Clothing, jewellery
Price Range: $-$$$

Set of colourful pastel silicone lunchboxes with a patterned lid by Pēpi Eats on a light blue background, featuring 'Māori Gift Guide 2025' text.

Pēpi Eats

Products: Bento boxes, drink bottles, silicone plates
Price Range: $

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Kai & Inu × Food & Drink

Delight in the flavours of te ao Māori with kai and inu crafted with aroha. From handcrafted treats to everyday essentials, these offerings are perfect for sharing, celebrating, or simply savouring yourself.

Kōkō mānuka and raspberry dark chocolate bar on a textured surface

Kōkō Chocolate

Products: Māori fusion chocolate bars
Price Range: $

Kawakawa Vitality tea package by Kaputī Studio on a light background

Kaputī Studio

Products: Loose leaf tea, tea ware, books, rongoā
Price Range: $-$$

Four cans of Pause for Tea on a wooden surface with a blurred natural background

Pause for Tea

Products: Sugar-free sparkling tea, jewellery,
Price Range: $-$$

Meat Heads BBQ rub pouch on a white background with 'Māori Gift Guide 2025' text.

Meat Heads

Products: Spice rubs, seasonings
Price Range: $

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Pukapuka × Books

Feed the wairua and hinengaro with pukapuka that celebrate Māori wisdom, culture and traditions.

Colouring book titled 'Hone and his Mokonui' by Taputapu with illustrations of a boy and dinosaurs on a white background.

Taputapu Ltd

Products: Colouring-in books, children's books, art prints
Price Range: $

Book cover with two people looking at a starry sky, titled 'Ngā Kupenga a Nanny Rina' by Qiane Matata-Sipu

Nanny Rina's Amazing Nets

Author: Qiane Matata-Sipu
Price Range: $

Book cover of 'Atua Wāhine' by Hana Tapiata with decorative patterns and text on a white background

Atua Wāhine

Author: Hana Tapiata
Price Range: $

Blue book titled 'Whānau - Reo Māori Phrases to share with the people you love' by Donovan Farnham on a wooden surface with 'Māori Gift Guide 2025' text.

Whānau: Reo Māori phrases to share with the people you love

Author: By Donovan Farnham
Price Range: $

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He Oranga, He Rerehua × Health & Beauty

Indulge in the ritual of self-care, with products crafted from native ingredients celebrating te taiao. From luxurious scents to nourishing skincare and soaps, these gifts are a gentle reminder to pause for ourselves and others.

Two skincare bottles with 'Mamaku' branding on a neutral background, featuring 'Māori Gift Guide 2025'.

Mamaku

Products: Skincare
Price Range: $-$$$

Kawakawa & Chamomile bath salts by Soul Time packaging with a natural background

Soul Time

Products: Skincare, soaps, bath salts, balms
Price Range: $

Curionoir Tobacco Night perfume bottle on a dark surface with 'Maori Gift Guide 2025'

Courionoir

Products: Parfum, soap, candles
Price Range: $$-$$$

Jar of Kawakawa + Vanilla Body Scrub by poipoia Ōtautahi on a stone surface with vanilla beans and leaves.

Poipoia Ōtautahi

Products: Skincare, earrings, prints
Price Range: $$-$$$

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Fabric drawstring bag labelled 'Pakiaka' surrounded by scattered wooden Māori letter tiles on a deep brown background.

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Close-up of a 'Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori' enamel pin attached to the band of a tan felt hat, symbolizing support for the strength of the Māori language.

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Overhead view of a tea towel with an illustrated recipe for Māori fry bread, accompanied by ingredients including flour, sugar in a jar, oil in a small dish, and a ramekin of golden syrup, with a vase of yellow flowers in the background, all on a wooden surface.
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Pakiaka | Te Reo Māori Word Game
$60.00
An enamel pin with the inscription "Toitū Te Tiriti" placed on a textured pumice stone, with clear white, red, and black colours and brass detailing around the edges.
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Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
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