Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) is a herbaceous shrub native to New Zealand. It has knobbly joints, branching stems, and distinctive large, heart-shaped dark green leaves that are sometimes slightly glossy. There are also offshore island species...

For thousands of years plants were the primary source of medicine, with widespread knowledge of the healing properties of specific plants recorded in ancient civilisations. Until the mid 1800’s the medicinal properties of plants were the main hea...

Aotearoa in 1800 was unequivocally a Māori world. Any reference to “New Zealanders” in the first half of the nineteenth century referred almost exclusively to Māori. At the beginning of the century, the Māori population was est...

Mānuka oil and tea tree oil are often mistaken for being similar, but they are in fact very different. Tea tree oil has long been a familiar household product, while mānuka oil is a relatively new and emerging industry. ...

As one of the lead producers of high-quality Mānuka honey, we know that the terms MGO and UMF on jars of Mānuka honey can be confusing for many consumers. In this post, we explain what these labels mean, why they exist, and how honey producers us...

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition characterised by the rapid buildup of skin cells. This accelerated cell turnover causes thickened patches of skin that may appear red, dry, itchy, cracked, or inflamed, sometimes ...