A Bee’s Life Bees live in hives with large populations, each made up of several different types of bee. The queen bee is the mother of all bees in the hive. Drone bees are male bees whose primary role is to mate with the...

It is apparent when comparing the two, that mānuka honey is different to regular honey. Mānuka honey with its dark colour and thick texture can only be produced by bees pollinating the Leptospermum scoparium plant, commonly known as mānuka trees ...

The story of the settlement of the Pacific begins on the island of Taiwan around 3000 BC, with the later spread of the Lapita culture from around 1500 BC. From Taiwan and parts of East Asia, peoples speaking Austrone...

Kawakawa is one of the most distinctive New Zealand native plants. Māori healers (tohunga) and medical practitioners (kairongoā) traditionally used the kawakawa plant from the bush for its proven healing properties in a wide range of treatments s...

Mānuka oil is an essential oil obtained from the New Zealand native plant Leptospermum scoparium. The oil is stored in tiny sacs within the plant’s small, pointed leaves. Our Mānuka oil is produced through steam dist...

As a verb, the word motuhake means to separate, to set aside, to position independently, or to stand-alone. There is difficulty translating the word mana but it can be read to mean spiritual power, respect, and autonomy. Ihi is another concept in ...