Manawa Honey NZ - Manuka & Wild Forest Honey Production Specialist

Manawa Honey NZ - Manuka & Wild Forest Honey Production Specialist We produce world award-winning Mānuka, Rewarewa and other wild forest honeys from Te Urewera forest. Manawa means Heart. Manawa - Honey From The Heart…

We’re based in Ruatahuna, Te Manawa-o-Te-Ika, The Heart of Māui’s Fish, which was pulled up by our ancestor Māui eons ago, and is now the North Island of New Zealand. A special place that produces special honeys. Manawa Honey NZ was founded by the Tuhoe Tuawhenua Trust which aims to sustainably manage the land and resources of our region for the benefit of current and future generations. We initia

ted 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. We started keeping bees in 2011 and have slowly built our business over these years focusing on developing our people in the jobs that we have created in our integrated operation from ‘land to brand’, from beekeeping to marketing. Meaningful jobs in a business big enough to give our people real careers. We specialise in producing exquisite wild forest honeys from the vast pristine forests of Te Urewera – homeland of our tribe Tūhoe. Our varietals are: magical Mānuka, top-tasting Rewarewa, and rare Tāwari. Then there’s our unique Pua-ā-Tāne - bounty of the god of the forest. Our honeys are collected from remote parts of untouched indigenous rainforest that surrounds us. Our location and forest is the perfect home for keeping bees and producing 100% pure and natural honey. Our honeys are of the finest quality and are now proven award winners. Our Rewarewa Honey gained the Grand First Prize in the 10th Black Jar International Honey Tasting Contest in 2021 so is now deemed the “Best Tasting Honey in the World!” Our Tāwari and Pua-ā-Tāne Honeys made the final 30 of the hundreds of entries from across the world in this contest. Our Mānuka Honey and Tāwari Honey won Gold medals in the 2021 NZ Outstanding Food Producers Awards. So we comfortably claim our honeys are simply the best in taste and purity, and brimming with health-giving properties. Our honey varietals, especially Mānuka and Rewarewa, are also renowned for their properties – antibiotic, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory. A bonanza of health benefits for our customers. Our product range puts our honey varietals into 500g, 250g and 110g jars, gift-packs and large pails. We also offer the PUHI Skincare range - Mānuka Honey and Oil based soap and balm, with healing and anti-ageing benefits for the skin. For honey–lovers in New Zealand and across the globe.

Making kono for . Mātaatua Marae, on Saturday 23 May 2025, starting 9 am. Calling on weavers and willing learners - ...
15/05/2026

Making kono for .

Mātaatua Marae, on Saturday 23 May 2025, starting 9 am.

Calling on weavers and willing learners - join us for a day of ! Nau mai, haere mai! Appreciate if you can let others know that might be interested...

And let us know if you're gonna come!

The Matariki Ahunga Nui Hampers are an initiative of and raising funds for the , so we can care for and enhance our forests into the future.

Sometimes Te Urewera just takes us in and folds around us – our mountains and the mist just looking after us, as always....
12/05/2026

Sometimes Te Urewera just takes us in and folds around us – our mountains and the mist just looking after us, as always...

Photo Credit: Karena Kaihe-Woolston

🍯💛 As the chill starts to set in...Our Manawa Honey & Lime is the perfect companion for the cooler months ahead. A sooth...
10/05/2026

🍯💛 As the chill starts to set in...
Our Manawa Honey & Lime is the perfect companion for the cooler months ahead. A soothing blend of pure honey with a splash of lime — naturally delicious in warm or hot water for a comforting drink, or chilled for a refreshing twist.
Stay warm, stay well, and keep that Manawa glow this autumn. 🍋🌿

Our team is on the road! 🚗🐝 Donna’s travelling through Queenstown and Cromwell, checking in with our wonderful stockists...
04/05/2026

Our team is on the road! 🚗🐝 Donna’s travelling through Queenstown and Cromwell, checking in with our wonderful stockists and exploring new places to share Manawa Honey.
If you know of a café, store, or local spot in the area that would be a great fit for our honey — we’d love to hear from you! 💛
Every jar on the shelf helps share the story of our bees and our whenua from Ruatāhuna to the South. 🌿🍯

What makes Manawa Raw Honey so Special?🍯🐝For us here at Manawa Honey NZ, raw honey is not a trend or a marketing label. ...
28/04/2026

What makes Manawa Raw Honey so Special?🍯🐝

For us here at Manawa Honey NZ, raw honey is not a trend or a marketing label. It's a tradition - how we have always had our honey, ever since the honey bee first came to occupy our forest homeland of Te Urewera in the 1800s.

Today, raw honey remains our way of staying honest to the work of our bees in our forest. Like us, some people understand raw honey. But for many, there’s lots of unanswered questions, like What defines raw honey?
· Is raw honey better for you than processed honey?
· How and why does raw honey crystalise?
· What is soft-set raw honey?
· How do you know your honey is raw?

Glad to share that we've got a lot of these answers. We have posted a blog article on raw honey (see link in comments👇) to provide you with a comprehensive forest-to-jar guide on this fabulous food.

Comment here or on the blog article on questions you have about raw honey and why you prefer it. Enjoy…

24/04/2026

A proud whānau moment from the Manawa Honey team as we commemorate Anzac .

Here's our mokopuna Te Arohana at left and at back is his mum Hinerangi Biddle, who has the role of finances and marketing for us. Te Arohana serves as a Marine Technician in the Navy and with his colleagues here, they represent home, service, and commitment.

The video clip has Te Arohana in there in earlier days. Led by bagpipes and drums, followed by veterans and service personnel, then the Navy, Ōpōtiki College Cadet Unit, No 35 (Whakatane) Squadron - Air Training Corps and the Academy Trident High School— a powerful reminder of generations standing together in remembrance.

They don’t always make it home for Anzac Day, but when they do, it’s a powerful reminder of what this day is really about — service, sacrifice, and standing together. Lest we forget ❤️🌺

This ANZAC Day, we pause to remember those who served, those who fell, and those who stood as guardians of home and whānau. Their courage, sacrifice, and spirit continue to shape who we are today. We honour not only those who went to war, but also those who held the line here — the honour guards, the families, and the generations who carry their memory forward. Lest we forget 🌺

🥞 Fluffy Pancakes drizzled with Pua-a-Tane Honey 🍯Golden, soft, and sweet from the heart — perfect for a slow morning 💛Y...
22/04/2026

🥞 Fluffy Pancakes drizzled with Pua-a-Tane Honey 🍯Golden, soft, and sweet from the heart — perfect for a slow morning 💛
You’ll need:
✨ 1½ cups flour
✨ 2 tsp baking powder
✨ 1 tsp salt
✨ 1 egg
✨ 1¼ cup milk
✨ 3 tbsp melted butter
✨ Pua-a-Tane Honey to drizzle
How to make it:
1️⃣ Mix everything in a bowl until smooth.
2️⃣ Scoop onto a hot pan — about ¼ cup each.
3️⃣ Flip when bubbles appear.
4️⃣ Stack high, top with fruit & drizzle Pua-a-Tane Honey over the top! 🫐🍓
Sweet, simple, and made with love from Aotearoa.

17/04/2026

Autumn in Ruatāhuna 🍂 - kua huri te tau...

Last week, the season brought us wind and rain across Aotearoa — a reminder of nature’s power and unpredictability.

Here in Ruatāhuna, the sun breaks through from time to time, lighting the ngahere and the valleys we call home. 🐝

🌿🍯 Manawa Honey available at Woolworths Victoria & Woolworths Central Auckland 🌿🍯We’re humbled by the support from every...
10/04/2026

🌿🍯 Manawa Honey available at Woolworths Victoria & Woolworths Central Auckland 🌿🍯

We’re humbled by the support from everyone who has carried us on this journey — from our hives in Ruatāhuna to your homes in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Always .

to have this kuia Margaret Biddle join us for peeling apples! Always happy to help with whatever is going on in Manawa...
09/04/2026

to have this kuia Margaret Biddle join us for peeling apples!

Always happy to help with whatever is going on in Manawa Honey, we love Makere's company alongside her helping hand. Here, we're making the Heritage Apple & Tāwari Honey special condiment for our Matariki Hampers, which are now well under way in the making.

You will be able to order Matariki Hamper soon for your feast for - so .

Address

363a Mataatua Road
Ruatahuna
3079

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+6473663166

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