Throughout the year, we work alongside our Māori harvesting partners in Kāwhia, who supply botanicals including New Zealand endemic Kānuka, Mānuka and red algae. They draw on generations of knowledge to harvest with care and deep respect for the land and sea.
Our partnership is grounded in kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the natural world) and manaakitanga (care and respect for one another).
At the heart of our partnership is a shared responsibility to:
Care for native botanicals through responsible harvesting, harvest audits, forest care and replanting.
Ensure quality and traceability, following each harvest from its source through analysis and testing in our Auckland laboratory.
Open new possibilities, with our partners supplying traditionally harvested botanicals and our team independently developing scientific innovations using these raw materials.
Together, we care for te taiao—the natural world—for generations to come.
Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.
— Whakataukī Māori
