We’re stoked to announce that we have won awards in the Outstanding Food Producers Awards in 2021. I’m Brenda Tahi, CEO of Manawa Honey NZ and I want to share with you some of the background on these awards and why we entered the competition this year. In this news item we will cover: What…
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Anzac is a time for us to reflect as a nation, here in Aotearoa New Zealand and in Australia. Lest we forget the courage and honour of our forefathers that fought at Gallipoli in the First World War. Kia ora! I’m Brenda Tahi of Manawa Honey NZ and I would like to retell some of…
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Manuka Honey: An Introduction Mānuka Honey is one of the world’s most sought-after honeys, prized for its special health-giving properties. You will find articles all over the internet about Mānuka Honey – about its properties, its rating scales, its health and medicinal uses. But in the end, many of these articles are written by producers…
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Worried about Glyphosate in Your Honey? You’re not the only one! Recently the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) reported traces of this weed-killer have been found in New Zealand honey. If you love your honey you want to be sure it’s free of this weed-killer. So let’s look at what it is all about…. What’s…
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The Wonder of How Bees Make Honey At Manawa Honey, it never ceases to amaze us how our bees make honey. We’re totally in awe of how Nature somehow directs bees to work together to deliver this delicious and health-giving food. Human beings across planet Earth from all cultures and places revere honey as food…
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Our Origins in the Mists and the Mountains… It is at this time of midwinter that we are especially reminded of our origins as a people. We are often enveloped by the mist, and always surrounded by the mountains in the valley of Ruatahuna where Manawa Honey is based. We are blessed to be operating…
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At Manawa Honey, Tuhoe leaders of the past are an immense source of inspiration for us in times of the coronavirus. Te Whenuanui The First was one who, ‘in Tuhoe’s darkest hour’ after military invasion and subjugation, mobilised his people not just to survive, but also to build Te Whai-a-te-Motu, ‘a huge, entirely carved meeting…
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‘Optimism is true moral courage’. So quipped Ernest Shackleton, explorer extraordinaire of the early 20th century. Is this what we must all heed in order to survive Covid-19 impacts? Shackleton is famed for remaining optimistic against momentous odds when stranded in his exploration of the Antarctic region that started out in early 1915. His ship…
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Absolutely delicious! Our Executive, Promotion & Production Marama made this beauty using our Tawari honey and apples from her uncle’s orchard, it was a total hit. Ingredients Filling: • 3 good-sized apples, peeled, cored & sliced • 2 tbsp Manawa Tawari Honey • 2 tbsp water Have a go and share…
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In the photo, Momi at left takes time out from her research to relax with the staff outside the Manawa Honey office, Karioi White (Production Assistant), Kaahui TeRire (Executive, Markets & Projects) and Marama Huiarangi (Production & Marketing Assistant). Mahalo nui i kou hele ‘ana mai e kipa iā Momi and best wishes with your…
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This is what Maisey Rika says about our honey: “The best honey is from Te Urewera e te Iwi (people) !!! So good 💚” Last week the beautiful Maisey blessed Ruatāhuna and our school with her presence. She was here to inspire and work with our students who enjoyed singing and composing with her. The school gave her some of our…
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Manawa Honey recently ran a workshop as part of a school holiday programme for the local children of Ruatahuna. Manawa Honey CEO, Brenda Tahi facilitated a honey learning and tasting session for the children which focused on the 3 main types of honey that Manawa Honey produces – Manuka, Tawari & Rewarewa. It was a…
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Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust, the founder of Manawa Honey CEO, Brenda Tahi and Atamira Nuku gathered with others in dialogue during late January in Thailand. This visit covered indigenous knowledge being linked with global assessment of pollination and pollinators. Here is Brenda on a panel speaking at a conference on these issues. Find out more… …
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Here are some articles published Mongabay on the Tuawhenua Trust, founder of Manawa Honey… A Maori community lends on tradition to restore it’s forest What makes a healthy forest? Maori knowledge has some answers Maori community reconnects youth with their ancestral forests Mongabay.com is the world’s most popular rainforest information site and a well-known source of…
DetailsWith 397 high-calibre entries in our section, Manawa Honey was rapt to find out we had become a finalist! We submitted our cute little GiftPacks and they were obviously well received.