Kia ora!

Manawa means heart.

We’re from Ruatāhuna at the Heart of Māui's Fish (North Island of New Zealand), and we’ve built our honey business to sustain our people with jobs and good health, and to keep bees for what they do for our place and this planet.

Our honey business was founded by the Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust as a platform to realise our 100-year vision of “Kua tau te iwi me te whenua (People and the natural world in thriving harmony)”. Thus, Manawa Honey ultimately is about the development of our people and the enrichment of our forests.

We specialise in native tree honeys from Te Urewera - homeland of our tribe, Tūhoe. Our range includes:

· Rewarewa Honey with health-giving properties, now the World’s Best Tasting Honey.

· Mānuka Honey with its worlds renowned medicinal properties

· Unique Tāwari Honey with its delightful hint of butterscotch

· Pua-ā-TāneWild Forest Honey – the bounty of the God of the Forest

· RawForest Honey & Lime Infusion which makes the most refreshing health-giving drink

· PUHI Skincare with Mānuka Honey healing balm and soaps.

Ours are award-winning honeys – in New Zealand and internationally. For taste, for quality, for health-giving properties – our honeys simply stand out.

We’re honoured to serve discerning honey-lovers in New Zealand and across the globe. From the Heart.

You can also join us on our tours for groups tasting our honey, learning about our bees and their hives, riding our horses, enjoying our river and our bush, fishing or enjoying our local foods.

Shop online or available at most Countdowns throughout New Zealand.

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