Date Published: 21 Aug, 2023 Take honey and infuse it with special ingredients like lemon, cinnamon or ginger and you’ll get one of the best remedies for a sore throat. Photo Credit: Canva. During the peak of cold and flu season, sore throats become a common complaint for many of us. While over-the-counter medicines may…
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Date Updated: 21 August, 2023 Manawa Honey NZ is now B Corp Certified! Just like it says we meet the highest standards of social and environmental impact. We’re joining only 200 companies in New Zealand that have achieved certification by B Corp. What does this certification by B Corp mean? In this article we will…
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Date Published: 5 Oct, 2022 Manawa Honey NZ has had a category win in the contest for the World’s Best Tasting Honey in 2022. Our Raw Kānuka Honey with its delightful natural creaminess, won the Category for Creamed Honey, building on the success of our Rewarewa Honey in 2021 as the Grand First Prize Winner…
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Date Published: 19 Aug, 2022 ; UMF vs MGO: Rating Mānuka Honey Mānuka Honey is so famous, we know. But it comes with different rating systems, using numbers and acronyms, that are just so confusing! What is UMF? What is MGO? What does 10+ or 500+ mean when used in these rating systems for Mānuka…
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Date Published: 28 Jul, 2022 The Farmlander Magazine Manawa Honey NZ was featured in the June 2022 issue of The Farmlander magazine which was all about ‘Celebrating Aotearoa’. The focus of the feature article was on Māori-led businesses that are making a mark in agriculture with tradition and values at heart as they look to…
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Date Published: 23 Mar, 2022 Why Honey for Healing Wounds? Much has been written on the benefits of honey and much has been claimed. With the marketing hype around world-famed Mānuka Honey, we may think that it is the only honey with healing properties. There’s no doubt that Mānuka Honey is an amazing honey, but…
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Date Published: 2 Dec, 2021 The FernMark Licence Programme New Zealand depends on its reputation to thrive in key export markets. So being able to authenticate and promote product origin gives New Zealand businesses real advantages in markets where provenance matters for consumers. The FernMark Licence Programme is designed to promote and protect New Zealand…
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Updated: 17 Nov, 2023 The London Honey Awards are a prestigious event held annually for honey from countries across the world. Over the last three years, Manawa Honey has consistently won top awards on this world-stage for honey. In total our honeys from the heart of Te Urewera forest in New Zealand have won 1…
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Date Published: 1 Oct, 2021 Why the Antiviral Benefits of Honey? Globally, the Covid-19 pandemic is reminding us of just how seriously viruses threaten human health, social cohesion, and economies. Against this backdrop, there is accumulating evidence that honeys, including some New Zealand honeys, display antiviral activity and have related therapeutic benefits. Kia ora! Greetings…
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Date Published: 23 Jul, 2021 Manawa Honey NZ at the Auckland Food Show 2021 The Auckland Food Show is New Zealand’s largest once-a-year foodie affair. It’s the destination for dedicated foodies to stock up on the best food, drink, and kitchen equipment and learn how to cook like a star at home. This year, the…
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Date Published: 18 Jun, 2021 Winners of the Contest for Best Tasting Honey in the World The stunning trophy of the Black Jar International Honey Tasting Contest won in 2021 by our Rewarewa Honey. Our Rewarewa Honey won Grand First Prize Winner of the 10th Black Jar International Honey Tasting Contest held in Asheville, USA.…
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Date Published: 24 May, 2021 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…
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Date Published: 22 Apr, 2021 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…
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Date Published: 11 Mar, 2021 Mānuka 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…
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Date Published: 2 Sep, 2020 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…
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