Aotearoa: Land of the Long White Cloud

Picture an island nation with jagged mountain ranges, aqua blue lakes, wild forests, crisp air and clear spring waters.

Here, in Aotearoa New Zealand at 42º below the Equator, the inspiration for Antipodes® certified organic skincare and natural skincare was born.

New Zealand is a fresh, wild new world country full of innovative people and extreme natural beauty - elemental to both the style and substance of Antipodes® products.

The spirituality of the land and the majesty of nature were first recognized here by Māori people, whose cosmological and mythological beliefs include living within its rhythms.

Protecting New Zealand's great forests is the Māori god Tane, from whom all life forms flowed...

It was Tane who let life into the world. Then he cloaked his mother’s body in plants and trees. With them he had plant children. With other wives he had birds, and with Ponga he fathered the insects. But woman he had to make himself. So trees, birds, insects and people were all part of the family of Tane.

(The Great Sacred Forest of Tane; Clarke, 2007)

Wherever in this beautiful world you may live, connect with nature and surround yourself with love. Because Antipodes® believe that an enjoyment of life and those around you is paramount, and is always reflected externally.