It's official, Tall Poppy is NZ Made.

We've got a badge and everything to prove it. We're officially Kiwi as k-bars, pohutukawa trees and prickles in your feet in summer. Importantly, and something we're ridiculously proud of is the fact that Tall Poppy is the first NZ Real Estate agency to be accredited as NZ Made.

You'll be used to seeing products with the famous logo, letting you know that what you've just purchased is not only made in NZ, but that by doing so, you've invested in the economy and the people in Aotearoa. Well, recently, Buy NZ Made introduced accreditation for businesses working in the service sector, and - being an organisation that was born and raised in NZ, we got ourselves to the front of the queue to get that famous logo.

Our story is quintessentially Kiwi. In 2012, Tall Poppy was created to shake stuff up in an industry that was very traditional, very conservative, and very much in the best interests of the real estate agencies as opposed to the people selling their homes. We introduced fairness, transparency and a genuinely client-centric approach. We harnessed the can-do attitudes of Sir Edmund Hilary and Burt Munro, and provided Kiwis with an alternative to the traditional blazer brigade of Real Estate.

So, when a person sees the NZ Made logo - what does it tell them?

The logo tells people that Tall Poppy has met environmental sustainability requirements, that we're minimising waste, that we are at least 95% Kiwi owned and operated, and that our investments stay here. It tells people that when they sell with Tall Poppy, they're supporting the livelihoods of local people, artisans and businesses in the community, and fostering a thriving local economy.

The Buy NZ Made mission is to strengthen New Zealand’s productivity, resilience and global competitiveness by helping brands stand apart with the Kiwi logo. So - choosing to sell with us not only bolsters the local economy by keeping money within the country, but also contributes to job creation and the stability of local communities. The well-documented “multiplier effect”, shows that every dollar spent with local businesses circulates 2-4 times through that local economy. 

By choosing to spend locally, you're actually investing in your community and the country's future.

So, we're going to wear the log with pride because it says a lot about who we are and what we stand for. By being the first real estate agency to be officially certified as Kiwi Made, we are continuing our legacy of doing things differently and doing things for Kiwi consumers.