Welcome to the Wilderness Valley!

Wilderness Valley honey comes from a spectacular, remote and untouched ecosystem that is as pure as the honey we produce.
Nestled in New Zealand’s King Country’s wild hills and glistening rivers is Ruatiti Station, a honey-making utopia and the 5,000 acres of paradise we call home.

We are third-generation farmers, small-scale and high-quality Manuka honey producers, who have inherited a love and respect for our land.
We forego conventional farming techniques favouring sustainable farming practices that preserve and enhance our beautiful New Zealand environment. Most years, we plant thousands of new Manuka trees on our farm. These produce nectar for our UMF certified Manuka honey, protect against erosion on our steeper slopes, and provide shelter for wildlife such as the native falcon and blue duck.

Our experienced and passionate beekeepers look after the hives spread across the extensive, pristine native Manuka bushland, surrounded by hectares of New Zealand Department of Conservation land. This means that our bees have plenty of space to stretch their wings around a sustainable beekeeping environment with no risk of overpopulation. Also, we are a founding member of the New Zealand Apiculture Industry Body that supports the beekeeping industry.

Our honey is extracted and bottled in our production facility near Auckland. Each jar of the gold liquid is hand-packed and prepared for distribution by ourselves, which gives you the certainty that the Manuka honey you receive is genuine and of the best quality.