Food Award Winners Gift Box

Name: Foodie Award Winners Gift Box | 2023 Edition | We Love Local
SKU: AWRD-01-FAM
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Award-winning treats, snacks and pantry items sourced from Aotearoa’s best artisan producers.

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The Ultimate Foodie Gift Box

Imagine a blue ribbon or gold medal hanging around the neck of this prestigious food award winner gift box!

There are many food award events held around the country to celebrate New Zealand’s food and drink excellence, recognise our most innovative chefs, honour the innovation and industry leadership in the sector, educate about new products from local producers and highlight people who work hard to make Aotearoa a foodie heaven.

This food award winner gift box with current winners and medalists from previous years really shows the best New Zealand has to offer.

be happy Chocolate Bar (Wairarapa) — delicious artisan chocolate, refined sugar-free and ethically sourced— NZ Chocolate Awards Bronze Medal 2020
Kimbella’s Candy (Canterbury) — brittle handcrafted in Christchurch — Outstanding Food Producer Award Gold Medal 2021
Miel Des Collines Honey (Waikato) — raw honey harvested in Raglan — Outstanding Food Producer Award Silver Medal 2022
Opito Bay Sea Salt (Coromandel) — genuine solar evaporated sea salt — Outstanding Food Producer Award Gold Medal 2022
Superseed Crackers (Wellington) — slow-baked gourmet crackers for any platter — Outstanding Food Producer Award Silver Medal 2021
Taste Of The Alps (Central Otago) — bread and butter pickle — Outstanding Food Producer Award Silver Medal 2022
Tex-As Salsa (Manawatū-Whanganui) — cooking sauce made in Palmerston North — Outstanding Food Producer Award Bronze Medal 2022
Waikawa Glen Olive Oil (Horowhenua) — extra virgin organic olive oil — NZ Olive Oil Awards Best In Show 2022

Giving back to Aotearoa

For every Food Award Winners 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

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Food Award Winners Gift Box delivery info

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Gift delivery info

All gifts ordered from our website are delivered by NZ Post or Pace Couriers (for Wellington express shipping). Please see guidelines below for delivery timeframes.

North Island:
- Order before 2PM for same-day processing and delivery within 1-2 business days after dispatch (mostly overnight but not guaranteed by NZ Post)
- Rural deliveries may take another day or two, i.e. 2-3 business days total
South Island:
- Order before 2PM for same-day processing and delivery within 2-3 business days after dispatch (Standard Shipping) or 1-2 business days using Express Shipping at checkout (overnight delivery is targeted and not guaranteed by NZ Post)
- Rural deliveries may take another day or two, i.e. 4-5 business days total

Some examples:

If you need a gift delivered to Auckland for Wednesday it needs to be ordered Tuesday 2PM at the latest for a chance to arrive the next day.
If you need a gift delivered to Christchurch for Monday, we recommend ordering Wednesday 2PM at the latest (NZ Post advises 2-3 business days for delivery to the South Island) or Friday 2PM using Express Shipping.

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, weather events disrupting NZ Post's network, or while Covid restrictions are in place.

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. NZ Post will not be able to leave a parcel if the recipient is not home.
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.

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