The following New Zealand linked businesses sold goods at the
Christmas Fair & Drinks held on November 22.
Kiwifruits
The NZ Shop
A long time supporter of the New Zealand Society, Kiwifruits opened late on
the drinks evening (until 9pm) downstairs in the Royal Opera Arcade.
The shop has a gorgeous range of Christmas gifts, tree
decorations, calendars, music, books, jewellery and clothing as well as all the
favourite foods from NZ
Paul and Karen are Kiwis who sell online skincare products. They source high
quality, low chemical body & cosmetic products from many countries through their
company
Appletree
Cosmetics and brought the Trilogy range from New Zealand, and the new Pia
range to
the Christmas Fair.
Thanks to Paul & Karen for donating
a travel pack to our raffle.
Johnny 's interest in pounamu took shape during an extended trip
to New Zealand, where he was intrigued by the spirituality and message behind
the traditional carvings. He had some fantastic new stock,
sourced during a recent trip to New Zealand. He runs a stall at Camden Lock
Market if you missed him at this event.
Thanks Johnny, for donating a pounamu pendant & earrings to our
raffle.
In 2004 Annabel conceived the idea for the Kiwi Diary, a
beautiful book which reflects the uniqueness of New Zealand's art,
culture, environment and heritage. The Kiwi Diary 2007 was a sell out at
last year's Christmas Fair and so we were thrilled to have Annabel with
us again with next year's edition.
Thanks Annabel, for the raffle prize of the Kiwi diary.
Phil & Vicky roast and sell a truly Kiwi style of coffee (i.e. great
flavour, fresh and fairtrade) and are frequently at our events. We're
delighted that they were able to join us to sell Bullet Coffee & their
famous afghans, which
makes a great gift as well as a festive season necessity.
Thanks to Vicky & Phil for
the Italian espresso pot & the Bullet coffee to use in it, donated to
the raffle.
Wendy joined us again this year with her sister's range of beautiful
jewellery from New Zealand, and it proved very popular both for gifts
and self-indulgent purchases.
Pam Kerr Designs jewellery is made from a range of
natural materials, including rose quartz, pearls, crystal, mother of
pearl and beautiful paua shell. Each piece is designed by Pam and hand
made in her studio in New Zealand.
Thanks Wendy for the lovely multi-coloured glass
necklace, donated to the raffle and won by this website editor!
One of the Kiwi founders of GBK, Adam has moved on to set up the London branch of The Vault, a well known New Zealand design
store. He had many New Zealand sourced items at the evening.
Thanks Adam for the generous raffle gift of a £100
voucher, which went to the winner of the Air New Zealander of the Year
nomination form draw.
Jono created this is a stunning photographic collection
‘North to South from the Mountains to the Sea’ of New Zealand landscapes during a road
trip with friends, earlier this year. The shots capture the natural
untouched beauty that is New Zealand and are available either as signed
Limited Edition textile art canvases or as smaller IMAGEblocks.
A range of canvases and IMAGEblocks were on sale and can
still be ordered for delivery in time for Christmas.
Thanks Johnny for the
IMAGEblock donated to the raffle.
Maureen's connection with
New Zealand is through her son's Kiwi partner, Sally.
Her stained glass jewellery
is produced by a private firm in Poland, and her range consists of
unique brooches, earrings, necklaces and hair clips. They are created
using medieval hand made methods combined with the latest modern
technology. Maureen also has a selection
of Russian paper maché boxes which are ideal for presenting special
presents in this Christmas.
Thanks Maureen for the His &
Hers raffle donation of cufflinks & earrings.
Jeremy's parents at
Mustardmakers produce an exquisite range of organic & gluten free
mustards & chutneys in the bohemian village of Puhoi just north of
Auckland.
Beautifully presented gift
packs of three and delicious chutneys were available together with
individual jars, perfect as Christmas gifts providing a unique New
Zealand flavour,
ideal small as Christmas gifts, not just for friends but also the teacher,
Secret Santa, and other people you want to treat this Christmas with
something unique from New Zealand.
Thanks Jeremy for the
mustard pack donated to the raffle.
Thanks for the generous
support for the raffle both from the stallholders mentioned here and
those buying tickets on the night - we raised £280 to add to our charity
account.
All the money in our charity
account goes to helping worthy causes with a NZ/UK interest. More
information about where your raffle ticket purchase money goes is on our
Romy's welcome cocktail
proved a popular start to the evening. It was an English/Kiwi hybrid
drink that tasted a bit like Fresh Up, suitable for winter or summer.
1 part Feijoa vodka
3 parts Winter Pimms (Pimms No 3)
7 parts cloudy apple juice
8 parts L&P
