The reference directory for NZ honey
NZ Honey catalogues the country's working apiaries by region, floral source, and rating system — UMF and MGO for mānuka, monofloral and multifloral designations for the rest. Listings are editorial. Placement is not for sale.
Editorial remit
The New Zealand honey category is one of the most marketing-distorted in the food aisle. Mānuka pricing is opaque, UMF and MGO figures are routinely quoted without context, and a meaningful share of jars labelled "mānuka" in offshore markets fail the Ministry for Primary Industries definition. NZ Honey exists to document the producers who meet the standard, name the ratings accurately, and distinguish genuine monofloral mānuka from kānuka, multifloral blends, and bush honey sold under their own colours.
Listing standards
Apiaries must be registered with Apiculture NZ, operate their own hives rather than rely solely on contract packing, and demonstrate active production with traceable harvest practices. Producers selling mānuka must comply with the MPI scientific definition for monofloral or multifloral mānuka. UMF licensees and MGO-tested producers are tagged with their current rating tier. Listings are reviewed annually; placement is editorial and not available for purchase.
UMF, MGO, and varietal accuracy
Each entry identifies what is monofloral mānuka, what is multifloral, and what is kānuka, rewarewa, pōhutukawa, tāwari, rātā, clover, or bush blend. UMF ratings are reported against the four-marker grading system administered by the UMF Honey Association; MGO figures are reported as methylglyoxal content in mg/kg. Where a producer trades on rating alone without floral provenance, the listing notes it.
Editorial team
Editorial team based in Aotearoa. Apiaries seeking inclusion and readers flagging corrections to existing listings can reach the desk via the tip-off form on the homepage.