Cameo.

We've have some wonderfully intricate resin cameos come into the store and with such a busy weekend it seems people have already starting thinking about Christmas! The cameo earrings would make a delightful gift for a mother, sister or daughter. 


These beautiful designs are created by Tania Tupu, ex-New Zealand women's basketball player! A woman of many talents.


Below is Tania's Matariki design in both a hanging and stud earring. Matariki refers to a star cluster (pleiades) or the seven sisters. The maori meaning Mata Riki (tiny eyes). The Maori New Year is marked by the rise of the Matariki and the sighting of the next new moon usually in the month of June. 

The Mangopare design. Maori for 'hammerhead shark' symbolizing strength, courage, leadership, bravery and unrelenting determination.

And Tane and Wahine designs also in stock.

And our newly designed (by us!) decorations are in store too and on the website (see here). But more about those later in the week. Happy Halloween!

Our new gallery.

We really pride ourselves on being able to stock product that is Pauanesia exclusive and we have a whole bunch of one-off items in store. Now we've added a gallery to our online shop so everyone can see the selection of one-off kiwis, Dianne Dudfield merino and mohair blankets, hand carved pounamu etc in stock. 


We will be updating the gallery frequently so keep coming back if you are looking for a certain something. A few pictures from our early morning photo shoot of the gallery below. Auckland turned on some great weather for us.


See our gallery and all the blankets here.

One point.

But that's all you need. We did it!

See a beautiful recount of the game below, filmed by Jared Brandon Productions. We were there!

Our World Champion All Blacks! from Jared Brandon Productions on Vimeo.

Summer salads.

We've got some new wooden salad servers and utensils in store at the moment. Made from NZ wood in a small studio workshop in Hokitika. Can't get much more kiwi than that!


Salad servers, spoons and spatulas available in Kauri, Rewarewa and Rimu. Chop sticks in Rimu and Rewarewa. Curved spatula - $18.90, curved spoon - $18.90, salad servers $44.90, tongs -  $33.90 and chopsticks $18.90.

Come visit us on High St to see them!

Good news.

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You'll be hearing from us soon!

Go the blacks!

We're right behind the boys!

Four for three.

We've got a special tea towel offer on at the moment in store and on the website. Choose any 4 tea towels and pay for only 3. The offer expires on the 31st of October so come see us soon! Or buy online here.


The tea towels featured in advert below are Hauraki Flax, Auckland Volcanoes Rainbow, Puti Puti Pai Ecru,Coromandel Otahu but there is a total of 12 Pauanesia exclusive towels to choose from.

Poi purses.

We've got new Kali Poi coin purses in store, in red and black. A grand gift for sending overseas or a handy purse that has plenty of space for notes, coins and cards for yourself.

Look forward to seeing you! Go the All Blacks!

Aotearamas.

The incredible dioramas created by Amy Joe for us are on display in store at the moment for the launch of the wall and desk calendars they are featured in. The big, old, square New Zealand sponge and fruit cake tins filled with delight make up some of our window display and are scattered around the shop.

We'd love you pop in if you can to take a glimpse. They're worth it!

You can find our calendars in store now, or here on our website.

 

First Light photo shoot.

We were lucky enough to be a part of the Viva article about the High St Guilds 'First Light' promotion that was held on the 30th of September. First Light was a wonderful success and thank you for all those who stopped by! 


Here is a few shots of the photo shoot we had in store the Saturday before.

Marking the date in an original way.

This year we've commissioned our own special 2012 calendar titled Aotearama, it launched last Friday at High St Guilds 'First Light' promotion.

It is a calendar like no other; artist Amy Joe has embraced an unusual commission; to create 12 diorama installations in vintage NZ cake tins that reflect New Zealand seasons and important occasions. 


Amy was supplied simply with a title, a tin and a box of resource for each month which has been collected from Pauanesia by her husband on his way to the ferry and home. The calendar art project and it has fitted into her busy life on Waiheke with a one year old. 


As an ex-Pauanesia staffer from her art student days, Amy shares Pauanesia owner Heather Gerbic’s passion for offering locals and visitors unique New Zealand made items imbued with the spirit of Aotearoa.

Big, old, square New Zealand sponge and fruit cake tins that have seen decades of baking service have been gathered and given a new purpose our baking mothers may regard as unusual. They have been installed with assemblages including a stencilled teapot and pop-up collages, and lined with trouser fly buttons and embroidered souvenir badges. The December assemblage is a joyful Harakeke (flax) Christmas tree installation.

Amy’s dioramas have contributed to a wonderful quirky and vibrant calendar for Pauanesia. Besides a fabulous, big square art calendar for the wall; we have devised an innovative  concertina office calendar that stands on the desk as a tower with the assistance of two paper clips, or can be pinned on to a notice board.

Despite date pads on our pocket size electronic devices and computers many of us still enjoy the ritual of replacing last year’s calendar with a new one, turning the page every month to a new visual and recording upcoming events and reminders on a printed calendar. Now we can enjoy it even more.

The concertina calendars are in store, or click here to find them on our website for $16.90.

Full size wall calendars avaliable for $29 also in store and here on our website.