The unique qualities of New Zealand honey are helping build the buzz around a family business in Katikati. When David and Julie Hayes got into kiwifruit orcharding as teenagers back in 1989, they had no idea their journey would lead them into a business based around...
Honey is the purest of foods with no preservatives, no additives and an infinite shelf life. Honey's conversion from plant nectar to edible product is done by bees. Humans simply help themselves to the harvest and package it. Liz French learns about the 'miracle' of...
Honey and spice and all things nice – that’s what you can expect at Summer Harvest, Western Bay Museum’s second exhibition which opens in Katikati tomorrow. The exhibition is sponsored by 2016 supreme winners of the Katikati and Waihi Beach Community Business Awards, BeeNZ, owned by...
BeeNZ owned by David and Julie Hayes is a great example of having big dreams and pursuing them with energy and enthusiasm. David and Julie started out in horticulture and then expanded into beekeeping. BeeNZ has grown into an end-to-end honey processing and exporting business. ...
Successful Katikati bee business, BeeNZ Ltd took out not only the best manufacturing/processing award but the supreme accolade at the 2016 Katikati and Waihi Beach Community Business Awards. As finalists, directors David and Julie Hayes were excited to have won their award category but were ecstatic...
