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Topic: Made in NZ gift help!!
Posted By: Faraway
Subject: Made in NZ gift help!!
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:09am
My cousin had a wee baby girl yesterday (only 2.5kg!) and I want to send over a gift for her (she's in Oz) but most of the shops I would go to over here to buy a pressie they have over there. Can anyone recommend somewhere (or something) to get a gift (clothing or?) made in NZ?
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:13am
That label; mokopuna? (can you get it through OH BABY?)

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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:23am
What about a buzzy bee toy?
Or you could get a greenstone?

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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:25am
oooh oooh buzzy bee would be kewl, or one of those mary-lou wooden dollies, it's classic kiwi kids stuff!

otherwise you could try souvenir shops - they tend to have heaps of made in nz stuff for the touristy type so i would say one of those places would be your best bet - also they'd be likely to sell the buzzy bee stuff too and clothes toys etc with them on it.

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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:26am
what about bobux - factory store has the clothing and the shoes


Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:38am
Vegas would be a good place to shop

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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:46am

We have friends in the US who have just adopted two beautiful little girls, and we sent over Hairy McClairy goodies...and a buzzy bee. Theie new daddy is a kiwi so loved the HM Books!

 



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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 10:01am
You could get something with All Blacks - a lot of the baby shops have All Black gear.

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Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 10:05am
Thanks for your ideas everyone (and your PM Glow!) I should point out that they have lots of Buzzy Bee and ABs stuff because they have a 19mth son. I have been sending him HM books too but there's bound to be new ones!
Good idea about Mary Lou although I'll have to check she didn't buy it for the last bub (when she didn't know whether it was he/she).
I am really wanting to get her a little outfit so might look at the Mokopuna stuff

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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 10:39am
Check out some work at home mums on trade me.. the problem with buying stuff from a souivner shop is that it's mostly made in China (an issue that has been on my mind lately).

What about some possum or lamb skin booties, I had some lovely ones when Ella was born. Although depending on where in Aus she is, they might be too hot.

This woman is my sewing idol:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=686880&from=fav - link

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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 10:54am
http://www.babylicious.co.nz - Babylicious has cool screenprinted t-shirts with NZ themes. Very cute and she's very cool. You can also buy TinyHappy stuff from her website too.


Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 11:06am
Not sure where in NZ you are - but Norsewear and Swazi do some lovely merino, possum and silk combo clothing for children. A lot of it has kiwiana on it.

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Posted By: Nic01
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 11:06am
Dimples has gorgeous baby clothes too. http://www.dimples.co.nz/

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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 12:16pm
I always thought the Mary-Lou dolls were a bit crap, but both my kids LOVED chewing on them. the one we got belonged to my mum - probably lead paint.


Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 12:32pm
yeah some of the AB and buzzy bee stuff is made in china, as is marylou!!! makes it hard to send stuff over to USA - we have to send parcels each year and it is gtting harder and harder!


Posted By: Helen21
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 3:11pm
Baby factory sells All Blacks gear it's sooo cute. I've seen little silver boxes at different jewelery shops with paua shell made into the lid and things like that, they come in birth cert holders, 1st lock of hair box and things like that. My sister bought my youngest daughter one and got it engraved it's such a nice keepsake.


Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 3:20pm
bugger you Nikki. now I want ladypants with a weta on the front from your babylicious site.


Posted By: lottieandharry
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 7:58pm
Also Nature baby has some gorgeous stuff. Can be a wee bit pricy but it really great stuff. Think it is www.naturebaby.co.nz

Goodluck with deciding, there is some really cool NZ made stuff out there when you start looking as mentioned above by everyone !

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Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 8:16pm
Thanks everyone. I perhaps wasn't as clear as I could've been - not necessarily looking for Kiwiana stuff just something that she won't be able to get in Sydney (wouldn't want to go to PP when she can get her own stuff there IYKWIM)
Found heaps of lovely stuff on the weblinks posted so now just need to decide what to get!

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