Māori-Owned Businesses: Gift Guide 2021

Māori-Owned Businesses: Gift Guide 2021

A curated selection of beautiful and authentic products by Māori owned pakihi (businesses). Support local this festive season 🖤

Awhi Company

Baby blankets and wraps.
"Wrapping pēpi in their language and culture from birth"
📍 Tauranga

Stunning original art on hand‑made harakeke paper.
📍 Te Oko Horoi (Cambridge)

Whakakai (earrings).
"Bringing te reo Māori into everyday fashion"
📍 Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)

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Designed by Natives

Framed prints, Kirihimete decorations, jewellery and kākahu (clothing).

Kaupapa Game

Kaupapa: a fun educational word game to celebrate te reo Māori and kaupapa specific to Aotearoa.
"Games, resources and events for a bilingual Aotearoa"
📍 Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)

Aho Creative

Ethical baby wraps, clothing, homeware and more.
"Products that celebrate an indigenous Aotearoa identity and aesthetic"
📍 Ōtautahi (Christchurch)

 Kāri Māori

Deck of Māori inspired playing cards. A collab project between @konei.nz and @maimoa.creative
📍 Tāmaki Makaurau & Tauranga

 Tuhi Stationery 

Māori inspired stationery
📍 Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)

 The Woodlands Toys

Handcrafted wooden toys
📍 Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)

Be + Humble

Handcrafted skincare
📍 Porirua

Nichola.nz

Clothing, jewellery and accessories.
📍 Kirikiriroa (Hamilton)

 Samaori

Kawhe ☕ (coffee)
📍 Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)

 Nuku Women

A powerful pukapuka based off their series "NUKU: Stories of 100 Indigenous Wāhine"

 Taputapu

Taputapu Ltd.

Homeware
📍 Kirikiriroa (Hamilton)

 Waiapu Road

Clothing, jewellery, and homeware.

Hau Botanicals

Holistic skincare
📍 Whāingaroa (Raglan)

Pukapuka Puipuiaki

Baby books and milestone cards
"Te reo Māori keepsakes to capture precious memories with your whānau"
📍 Kirikiriroa (Hamilton)

Ahu Boutique

Clothing, accessories and gift boxes.
📍 Rotorua