This signature gift box is perfect for someone who loves New Zealand-made craft chocolate. It includes an assortment of different flavours and items, from chocolate bars, chocolate cocktails, peanut butter and other chocolate treats. The selection is made up of locally-made artisanal products that are simply irresistible — not just for chocoholics.
What’s included?
Depending on the size of gift selected, you’ll find products from these local companies in our chocolate hamper:
Arobake Chocolate Afghans (Aro Valley) — hand-crafted by Max’s team of artisan bakers
Bohemein Chocolate Marshmallow Fish (Wellington) — a Kiwi classic reimagined by artisan chocolate makers
Fix & Fogg Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter (Wellington) — 62% dark chocolate from 100% rainforest certified chocolate
Hogarth Chocolate Bar (Nelson) — born out of a passion for chocolate, craftsmanship and art
House Of Chocolate Three Piece Bonbon Selection (Auckland) — individually crafted in their Beach Haven kitchen
J.M.R. Cocktail & Co (Petone) — pre-mixed Chocolate Martini using premium ingredients
Old Road Estate Chocolate Coated Figs (Marlborough) — cooked over 16 hours and then lovingly coated in dark chocolate
She Universe Snap (Christchurch) — organic, vegan friendly, and handcrafted to perfection
Wellington Chocolate Factory Drinking Chocolate (Te Aro) — featuring it’s award-winning Peru chocolate; enjoy hot or cold
Giving back to Aotearoa
For every Craft Chocolate Gift Box sold, we set aside 1% profit and donate to New Zealand charities such as Garden To Table or Sustainable Coastlines via One Percent Collective.
Growing NZ’s regional economies; by buying from We Love Local you directly help small companies in and around the country
We Love Local is an online ecommerce store without any physical locations. All orders are sent with NZ Post or local courier companies from our centrally-located warehouse in New Zealand's lower North Island:
Order processing times
Orders placed before 2 PM are dispatched the same business day for delivery within the timeframes mentioned below.
Orders placed after 2 PM or during weekends (this includes Friday after 2 PM) are dispatched the next business day.
Our cut-off time for Wellington same-day delivery is 11 AM (Monday-Friday only). Orders placed after this cut-off time or during weekends are guaranteed delivery the next business day.
You will receive an email with tracking details as soon as the order has been picked up by NZ Post.
Delivery timeframes
North Island: 1-2 business days after dispatch.
South Island: 2-3 business days (or 1-2 business days if you choose express shipping) after dispatch.
Unless specifically requested, NZ Post does not deliver on Saturdays.
Some examples:
If you need a gift delivered to Auckland or Christchurch for Wednesday it needs to be ordered Tuesday 2PM at the latest for a chance to arrive the next day.
Deliveries for Saturday must be ordered by Friday 2PM at the latest and choose the Saturday shipping option during checkout.
Any gift deliveries requested for Monday must also be ordered by Friday 2PM to arrive just after the weekend.
Please note that this delivery schedule is just a guideline based on our experience of sending thousands of gift boxes across the country. We do not have any control over external factors from couriers causing delays, e.g. during peak times or weather events disrupting NZ Post's courier network.
Tips to increase the likelihood of successful delivery:
The earlier you order the better. Please make sure you leave a note during checkout mentioning the desired delivery date.
You will receive an email with tracking details informing you when a parcel is out for delivery. Give the recipient a heads-up that something is coming their way.
Gifts with alcohol have an R18 sticker and must be signed for by a person over 18.
Consider sending the parcel to the recipient's workplace if they're not working from home.
We will try our best to help you get your parcel delivered on time. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Sustainable gifting
We always strive to further reduce our impact on the environment:
By only stocking NZ-made products, we keep the distance goods travel from suppliers to us and you at a minimum resulting in a reduced carbon footprint of your gift-giving.
Customers can further reduce the carbon footprint by choosing to offset the emissions during checkout with New Zealand’s leading carbon offset provider CarbonClick.
We use 100% renewable energy both at our distribution centre and home office.
All gifts are exclusively packed in a reusable wooden box or recyclable card board boxes filled with natural wood wool. No cellophane or other plastics used.
Our courier boxes have been custom-made to minimise packaging waste and reduce their footprint during transport.
If the recipient doesn’t have a use for the wooden box after they’ve enjoyed the tasty treats, then they can send it back to us to use again, and again, and again.
Returns are super easy:
Put the empty wooden box back in our courier packaging
Add the included return courier label
Drop it at your local post shop or book a pickup using the tracking number on the return courier label.
Like all companies on their sustainability journey, we’re still working towards our sustainability goals, but we are constantly improving our environmental sustainability and reducing our footprint.
We Love Local Gift Box Reviews
Philip A.
We Love Local have a great website, easy for a geriatric technophobe like myself to navigate easily. Their selection was ideal for me and prsentation and delivery were excellent. - 09/03/2025
Trish W.
Best selection of gift box options I've seen online. Great range, many options. Prompt service - and managed next day delivery to rural address even though it wasn't promised. - 08/03/2025
Helen M.
This company on the Kapiti Coast are very courteous, efficient and will go the extra mile for customers. - 07/03/2025
Natasha S.
Fabulous service with great local products. - 07/03/2025
Colin L.
Very well organised and gift arrived as promised on time. - 06/03/2025
Barbara W.
Quick, efficient, beautifully presented and delicious. - 05/03/2025
Duncan S.
My daughter, Rosie, 'was over the moon' with her birthday gift texting her thoughts which included brilliant and absolutely fab! I will use you for Mark, her husband's birthday. Do you cater for children also? Many thanks; Duncan & Avril Swift - 05/03/2025
Vivienne B.
I found the person on the phone very helpful. Delivery was quick and the contents high quality. I would recommend this to others. - 04/03/2025
Lindsay P.
I love the products being showcased in each box! The support for local businesses is amazing. The boxes look great, I've gotten them for staff and everyone loves them. I will be using We Love Local boxes for a lot of gifts in the future. - 04/03/2025
Fiona E.
The recipients who live in Auckland liked the local box a lot - they were very pleased - thank you - 03/03/2025
Anne-Marie R.
My recent purchases went down a treat for the recipients in both north and south islands - thank you. - 02/03/2025
Martin G.
Perfect gift packs for my business to customers. well be back for more - 02/03/2025
Agnus M.
We Love Local provides a fantastic service, quality products and very efficient delivery times. I have used them a few times now and would highly recommend using their services. - 01/03/2025
Kaye A.
Great to have local made goods to deliver. - 01/03/2025
Fransiska D.
We have used We Love Local several times now and they have, every time, provided exactly that we hoped. That was to surprise and please with the gift and to show our love. - 28/02/2025
Linda M.
The service was very efficient and the goods were great quality The packaging was really well done - 24/02/2025
Julian D.
Great gift pack. Beautiful packaging and the products were delicious! Package arrived the next day. Excellent service. Tahk you! - 20/02/2025
vicki k.
hi 'we love loca'l delivered my gift box order too my family member who was very impressed and loved the whole package from the actual packaging too the goodies inside , exceptional company too deal with , kept the sender up too date when they were out delivering ... thankyou very much for your time and service 'we love local' , - 17/02/2025
Meghan W.
great service, great people, amazing company! love your work! - 17/02/2025
Sandy M.
I ordered a box as a gift for a volunteer, and it was well received! The ordering process was very easy, and the box arrived as promised, on time. Thanks We Love Local! - 10/02/2025
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We Love Local Gift Box Reviews
Philip A.
We Love Local have a great website, easy for a geriatric technophobe like myself to navigate easily. Their selection was ideal for me and prsentation and delivery were excellent. - 09/03/2025
Trish W.
Best selection of gift box options I've seen online. Great range, many options. Prompt service - and managed next day delivery to rural address even though it wasn't promised. - 08/03/2025
Helen M.
This company on the Kapiti Coast are very courteous, efficient and will go the extra mile for customers. - 07/03/2025
Natasha S.
Fabulous service with great local products. - 07/03/2025
Colin L.
Very well organised and gift arrived as promised on time. - 06/03/2025
Barbara W.
Quick, efficient, beautifully presented and delicious. - 05/03/2025
Duncan S.
My daughter, Rosie, 'was over the moon' with her birthday gift texting her thoughts which included brilliant and absolutely fab! I will use you for Mark, her husband's birthday. Do you cater for children also? Many thanks; Duncan & Avril Swift - 05/03/2025
Vivienne B.
I found the person on the phone very helpful. Delivery was quick and the contents high quality. I would recommend this to others. - 04/03/2025
Lindsay P.
I love the products being showcased in each box! The support for local businesses is amazing. The boxes look great, I've gotten them for staff and everyone loves them. I will be using We Love Local boxes for a lot of gifts in the future. - 04/03/2025
Fiona E.
The recipients who live in Auckland liked the local box a lot - they were very pleased - thank you - 03/03/2025
Anne-Marie R.
My recent purchases went down a treat for the recipients in both north and south islands - thank you. - 02/03/2025
Martin G.
Perfect gift packs for my business to customers. well be back for more - 02/03/2025
Agnus M.
We Love Local provides a fantastic service, quality products and very efficient delivery times. I have used them a few times now and would highly recommend using their services. - 01/03/2025
Kaye A.
Great to have local made goods to deliver. - 01/03/2025
Fransiska D.
We have used We Love Local several times now and they have, every time, provided exactly that we hoped. That was to surprise and please with the gift and to show our love. - 28/02/2025
Linda M.
The service was very efficient and the goods were great quality The packaging was really well done - 24/02/2025
Julian D.
Great gift pack. Beautiful packaging and the products were delicious! Package arrived the next day. Excellent service. Tahk you! - 20/02/2025
vicki k.
hi 'we love loca'l delivered my gift box order too my family member who was very impressed and loved the whole package from the actual packaging too the goodies inside , exceptional company too deal with , kept the sender up too date when they were out delivering ... thankyou very much for your time and service 'we love local' , - 17/02/2025
Meghan W.
great service, great people, amazing company! love your work! - 17/02/2025
Sandy M.
I ordered a box as a gift for a volunteer, and it was well received! The ordering process was very easy, and the box arrived as promised, on time. Thanks We Love Local! - 10/02/2025