New Zealand honey that isn't mānuka
Clover on the toast, rewarewa in the coffee, thyme off the Central Otago hills. New Zealand sells far more than mānuka, and most of it is a fraction of the price. Our own range isn't open yet, so every jar below is sold by the producer who made it, linked, at the price their shop showed on 16 September 2026.
10 types, from three named producers
Every description below is the producer's own wording about their own honey, shortened but not rewritten. Where their page doesn't describe a flavour, neither do we.
The guide to NZ honey typesOur raw range opens with a signed producer
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Clover honey
White and pink clover blossom on pastoral land, mostly in the South Island.
Arataki describe their clover honey as "pleasingly mild and deliciously sweet, gathered from the widespread flowering pastoral land", produced from the plant's white and pink blossoms. Airborne name Canterbury, Otago and Southland as the prime areas for quality clover production, and describe the honey as light in colour with a delicate floral bouquet.
Read on Arataki Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Rewarewa honey
Rewarewa, a New Zealand native tree with clustered red flowers, largely in the North Island.
Airborne describe rewarewa as "rich and malty… full bodied yet not overly strong", with a burnished amber colour, and call it a premium variety because the flowers may not bloom well every year. Arataki describe it as "rich, malty… and earth like" in aroma.
Read on Airborne Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Kāmahi honey
Kāmahi, a common tree in New Zealand's native forests, flowering in spring.
Airborne describe kāmahi as producing "a light amber honey with a distinctive, full-bodied complexity of flavour", from creamy-coloured flowers that bloom in abundance through spring. Arataki call theirs "smooth, rich and sweet… distinctly aromatic", with a buttery aftertaste.
Read on Airborne Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Pōhutukawa honey
Pōhutukawa, the tree often called the New Zealand Christmas tree, on northern coasts.
Arataki describe pōhutukawa as "this exquisite white honey, reminiscent of the summer sunshine", with "a mellow, smooth milky flavour", from the scarlet flower that "flourishes along Northern coastal shores".
Read on Arataki Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Bush and native tree honey
A mix of native forest sources, which varies between producers and between seasons.
Airborne describe their bush honey as "a stronger flavour", from "a range of mixed bush sources including manuka". Onuku's native tree honey is, in their words, "made from the nectar of flowering trees which can be found only in New Zealand", with three flowers on the label: mānuka, pōhutukawa and rewarewa.
Read on Airborne Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Thyme honey
Wild thyme, which grows across Central Otago and the high country of the South Island.
Airborne describe thyme honey as "an intensely aromatic honey" whose pale flowers give it "lingering, herby, savoury flavours". Arataki gather theirs "from the high alpine regions of New Zealand's South Island" and suggest it where a stronger honey flavour is wanted.
Read on Airborne Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Rātā honey
Southern rātā, which flowers in January and is, in Airborne's words, sometimes in very short supply.
Airborne call southern rātā "the one that most regularly produces a honey crop" of the several rātā species in New Zealand, giving a honey "very white in colour". Arataki describe theirs as "both mild and rich, but not overly sweet… memorably distinct".
Read on Airborne Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Blue borage (vipers bugloss) honey
A blue wildflower of the dry riverbeds and hills of the central South Island.
Arataki describe the honey from these "striking blue flowers" as "light pinkish brown in colour with a delicate, mildly herbal flavour". Airborne, who sell the same plant's honey under its other name, describe vipers bugloss honey as having "a delicate flavour with a 'chewy' texture".
Read on Arataki Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Tāwari honey
Tāwari, a North Island native tree.
Arataki sell tāwari as a creamed honey made "using our tried & true creamed honey process to create a honey with a beautifully smooth, thick and spreadable texture". Their page does not describe its flavour, so neither do we.
Read on Arataki Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Multifloral honey
Whatever was flowering. Composition varies by producer, place and season.
Airborne describe their multifloral honey as having "a light floral flavor" and a smooth, runny texture. Onuku sell a 500 g multifloral jar alongside their graded mānuka.
Read on Airborne Honey's own site, 16 September 2026.
On sale from the producers, today
Prices as their own shops showed them on 16 September 2026. We earn nothing from these links.
Who these jars come from
Three New Zealand producers, read on their own public pages. None of them is a partner, none has endorsed us, and we have no account with any of them yet.
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