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While the benefits of Manuka honey are widely established, a little-known fact is that in order to produce a pure grade of Manuka nectar such as a UMF 26+, the hive must be around only Manuka bushes, and it can only be gathered when all the environmental conditions are aligned. Steens discovered these perfect conditions in some of the most remote and pollution-free regions of New Zealand. The result is a grade of Manuka honey superior to all others where you can enjoy unrivaled purity and strength.

Established in 1985, Cloudy Bay was one of the first five wine makers to venture into the Marlborough wine region. Today, Cloudy Bay symbolizes New Zealand luxury to the rest of the world. In 2014, the Sauvignon Blanc for Te Koko was sourced from some of the oldest vines across four distinguished vineyards producing grapes with high concentration and elegant, pure-fruited aromatics.

Treat your hands to this luxe collection from the Alpine Silk Botanicals range. This set is beautifully presented in a bouquet packaging of six hand creams, ideal to keep in your handbag, or to give as a thoughtful beauty gift.

Sipping on a glass of Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Sauvignon is like sipping on history. Established in 1896 in Hawkes' Bay, the Te Mata Estate is one of the oldest producers of wines in New Zealand. Floral, concentrated and poised, Coleraine’s blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and cabernet franc displays the concentration, complexity, and elegance found in the world’s finest wines.

Abeeco pioneered the very first bee venom mask in New Zealand with a formula that actually fools the skin into thinking it has been lightly stung. The response is the production of collagen and elastin within the skin, creating a tightening and smoothing effect. This mask makes for the perfect New Zealand beauty gift for mask lovers.

Salmond Wines, sourced from the organically certified Odyssey Marlborough Vineyard, are made using traditional Burgundian techniques and aged in tight grained French barriques. The deeply colored wine characteristic of the Southern Valleys has concentrated black fruit flavours, plum and ripe cherry with a strong backbone of tannins and sweet fruit flavors that harmonize beautifully.

This is the third-best rated Waiheke Island wine as well as being the most expensive wine made from Bordeaux Blend Red on the island. Fine, dense tannins give this wine great structure and long-term aging potential. Latin for "Great Rewards," Magna Praemia is a treasure for the cellar, making it a New Zealand souvenir not to be missed.

Lanolin oil extracted from the precious wool of merino sheep is remarkably close to the oil on our own skin. This anti-aging serum enriched with pure lanolin oil intensely nourishes and reinvigorates the most delicate areas of the face.