We hope you enjoyed Christmas whether there was snow or sun. To get 2011 under way we thought we would set a bit of a quiz. Good for a party and some good discussion. No apologies for a few of the questions being kiwi-orientated, anything to help kiwis get ahead.......
Kiwigiftsonline New Year quiz 2011.
Best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous year ahead.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Christmas is coming
Gifts, entertaining, family, friends, a bit of a holiday. It is time for fun.
But first there is the organisation. Gifts? The last of our new Christmas stock is on the website including some of the really popular and topical food books. Annabel Langbein 'The Free Range Cookbook', Jo Seagar's latest book 'It's Easier Than You Think', Al Brown's award winning 'Go Fish' and even Alison and Simon Holst's classic for parents of young children 'Baby Food and Beyond'. Does this solve some gift problems for you?
Postage within New Zealand is free, so you can order up, they come individually wrapped ready to give away on the day.
"Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They are never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal" - Leonore Hershey
But first there is the organisation. Gifts? The last of our new Christmas stock is on the website including some of the really popular and topical food books. Annabel Langbein 'The Free Range Cookbook', Jo Seagar's latest book 'It's Easier Than You Think', Al Brown's award winning 'Go Fish' and even Alison and Simon Holst's classic for parents of young children 'Baby Food and Beyond'. Does this solve some gift problems for you?
Postage within New Zealand is free, so you can order up, they come individually wrapped ready to give away on the day.
"Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They are never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal" - Leonore Hershey
Thursday, November 11, 2010
The best skin cleanser
There was a review of skin cleansers in NZ Herald yesterday. This skin cleanser is just as good, and most think its better as it has won an award. It is also half the price of most of those reviewed. It is hard to get sometimes, but we have it in stock - and postage within New Zealand is free.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Manuka Honey
Manuka Honey is one of the items we have been trying to source for some time. We now have delicious eating manuka honey, and the more expensive but unique medicinal manuka honey. Perfect for sending overseas for Christmas - except to Western Australia as they dont allow it in.
New Zealand is now renowned for this honey and its healing properties, although for the last century the farmers have called it 'scrub' and cut it, burnt it, cleared it and tried their best to get rid of it. Fortunately it regenerates easily and they failed to get rid of it all.
Also added to the website are really tasty chocolate logs. Made by Wickely Gourmet, which sums them up nicely. Not expensive but very good.
Its time to start thinking about sending presents overseas for Christmas. The closing dates for posting are on the website. If you cant find what you want on the website, let us know and we can try and find it for you. But please dont leave it until the last moment. Order and if it is for Christmas we can hold and post it on the closing day so that it doesnt arrive too early.
New Zealand is now renowned for this honey and its healing properties, although for the last century the farmers have called it 'scrub' and cut it, burnt it, cleared it and tried their best to get rid of it. Fortunately it regenerates easily and they failed to get rid of it all.
Also added to the website are really tasty chocolate logs. Made by Wickely Gourmet, which sums them up nicely. Not expensive but very good.
Its time to start thinking about sending presents overseas for Christmas. The closing dates for posting are on the website. If you cant find what you want on the website, let us know and we can try and find it for you. But please dont leave it until the last moment. Order and if it is for Christmas we can hold and post it on the closing day so that it doesnt arrive too early.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Not just made in New Zealand
"Not just made in New Zealand but a reminder of New Zealand. For a friend who is going to live overseas. Oh, and not expensive"
This request prompted us to add a few items to the website, including these attractive tea towels. They have a coordinating apron too.
Quite a lot of items have been added over the past weeks, including Queen Anne Dark Originals, all with soft centres, as an alternative to the Queen Anne Originals. More to come by mid-November
"Giving opens the way to receiving" Frances Stovel Shinn
This request prompted us to add a few items to the website, including these attractive tea towels. They have a coordinating apron too.
Quite a lot of items have been added over the past weeks, including Queen Anne Dark Originals, all with soft centres, as an alternative to the Queen Anne Originals. More to come by mid-November
"Giving opens the way to receiving" Frances Stovel Shinn
Monday, September 27, 2010
Spirits Bay
Among the wonderful Spring photos we were sent after the last email, is this one now on our website. It is of Spirits Bay in the Far North of New Zealand. One of the many magnificent beaches, but one which is very topical as it was the bay in which 40 whales stranded themselves a few days ago.
The bay has a very steep beach which even makes swimming dangerous. In addition there was a 2 metre swell coming off the beach when the whales stranded. So refloating the whales there was impossible. Instead the Department of Conservation workers and local helpers loaded 24 whales on to trucks and transported them 50 kilometres to Rarawa Beach - no mean feat. 3 whales died en route and a further 7 re-stranded themselves but 14 of the huge, magnificent creatures were refloated and swam away.
Today the DoC workers (one of whom sent this photo) and the locals were still burying the whales which had died or had to be euthanased and were checking the area by boat and plane to make sure the pod of 14 hadn't restranded. So far so good.....
The bay has a very steep beach which even makes swimming dangerous. In addition there was a 2 metre swell coming off the beach when the whales stranded. So refloating the whales there was impossible. Instead the Department of Conservation workers and local helpers loaded 24 whales on to trucks and transported them 50 kilometres to Rarawa Beach - no mean feat. 3 whales died en route and a further 7 re-stranded themselves but 14 of the huge, magnificent creatures were refloated and swam away.
Today the DoC workers (one of whom sent this photo) and the locals were still burying the whales which had died or had to be euthanased and were checking the area by boat and plane to make sure the pod of 14 hadn't restranded. So far so good.....
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Spring photo wanted
It is meant to be Spring in New Zealand. Even if parts of Christchurch have been shaken to bits, we arent too warm, rain is forecast all week, there is heavy snow in the South, and the wind is blowing a gale.
So help cheer us all up. We need a good 'Spring' photo on the front cover of http://www.kiwigiftsonline.co.nz for the next few weeks.
If you have a good photo and are happy for us to 'borrow' it, send it and if we use it you will receive a voucher to use on kiwigiftsonline.co.nz. Either save the voucher to use on Christmas presents, or lash our on something for yourself. Lambs, blossom, flowers... come on, inspire us.
If there is an identifiable person in the photo, please give us a name and make sure they are happy to be on the website. Please email the photo, in as high a resolution as possible but in not too big a size.
Go for it......
Kind regards
Dione
So help cheer us all up. We need a good 'Spring' photo on the front cover of http://www.kiwigiftsonline.co.nz for the next few weeks.
If you have a good photo and are happy for us to 'borrow' it, send it and if we use it you will receive a voucher to use on kiwigiftsonline.co.nz. Either save the voucher to use on Christmas presents, or lash our on something for yourself. Lambs, blossom, flowers... come on, inspire us.
If there is an identifiable person in the photo, please give us a name and make sure they are happy to be on the website. Please email the photo, in as high a resolution as possible but in not too big a size.
Go for it......
Kind regards
Dione
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