New Zealand’s unique flora means that natural beauty companies are able to harvest or grow fresh, sustainable ingredients found nowhere else in the world.
From ancient times, Māori culture has been passed down from generation to generation through music, carvings, art, story-telling and reciting of whakapapa genealogies.
Sisters Liz Findlay and Margi Robertson are the inspiration behind two of New Zealand's most successful fashion labels - Zambesi (Findlay) and Nom*D (Roberston).
Margarita or Margi Robertson is one of New Zealand’s foremost fashion designers, and founder of leading label Nom*D. She lives in Dunedin, in New Zealand’s South Island.
Tapu, an ancient Māori spiritual and social code that was central to traditional society, is about sanctity and respect for people, natural resources and the environment.