Our Story

Candles of New Zealand is owned and operated by Nicola & Steven Farrant. Our family is completed by our sons Ollie and Hugo, plus Mowgli our dog. As well as the company being based in the Bay of Plenty, we also live locally and truly love this part of New Zealand.

We are infectiously passionate about our craft and the diversity of our range, and also have a shared love of the gift industry and interior design. All our candles and scented melts are of the highest quality and carefully handcrafted using timeless methods, exquisite fragrances and only the finest natural ingredients. We are proud to be 100% New Zealand owned and creators of New Zealand made products.

Our range is based on the products that we believe best suit today’s market and has evolved in consultation with our customers and in relation to interior trends. We believe candles should be respectful to their heritage, but focussed on moving the craft and industry forward, while celebrating the modern day diversity of candles and candle uses.

Candles have been used for centuries, initially for light, but now increasingly for the introduction of colour, fragrance, decoration and ambience.

Our variation of stockists highlights this diversity, ranging from candle boutiques, gift, homewares and DIY retailers, pharmacies, florists, websites, garden centres, event/wedding organisers and planners to tourist outlets. Each stockist carries a different and ever evolving selection of our collection, which best fits their location, vision, environment and consumer base. We see every customer as a key extension of the Candles of New Zealand brand/product channel and do our best to work closely with them to reflect this, using their feedback to extend and improve our range.

Candles of New Zealand - Enlightened!

New Products

We are committed to continually developing our range of candles to suit the customers needs and appreciate feedback from our retailers. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any comments or special requests.