clever kiwis

The clever kiwi's who run Honey Child

Charity Stuart 10 months Sales Manager Product Support	Shanon Grainger 10 months Marketing Operations

Creating solutions to problems is something that is at the core of what it means to be Kiwi.  Honey Child is no exception.  With a very thoughtful and rewarding goal to create probably the best nappy in the world, Honey Child has looked at crafting nappies from every angle and come up with some cornerstone ideas that govern our business.

• Accessibility - We want all parents to be able to afford to buy probably the best nappy in the world.  Nappies are after all used by all babies.  Though we are not the cheapest nappy on the market we make sure that we don't charge any more than the real cost of the nappy.  No jumbo margins and middle men hanging around here!
  

• Design and Innovation of the nappy but also of the crafting process - When we talk design at Honey Child we include the product, our fabulous nappy, but we also include the design of HOW the product is made.  This is the missing piece of the puzzle when people talk about design being the "knowledge economy".  A well designed product that is made poorly isn't very clever at all now, is it?  So we take all those clever Kiwi ideas and experience and have created a method of crafting our nappies that ensures we can trump any other producer around the world for quality while keeping our design world leading.  Just ask Harold in Hastings about how useful an oven tray and hydraulic press can be to making nappies!
  

• Transparent supply chain - We of course don't make the nappy ourselves.  We rely on a range of people to work with us for crafting each element of the nappy.  Our supply chain is a fundamental part of being probably the best nappy in the world.  We don't farm out the job of production to a broker or middle man.  We work directly with each fabric supplier and manufacturer and the actual people who cut, sew and package up our nappies, even the guy who collects and freights the product around NZ.  We know what goes into each fabric, the snaps, even the labels we use.  There are no worries about unethical conditions, finger pointing or ignorance.  Harold in Hastings takes responsibility for making a superb garment.  Anne sorts out the perfect label.  Sid ships us America's best.  Graeme ensure our nappies gets from our office to your local specialty store.
  

• World leading fabric technology - Though design is fundamental to getting a perfect fit it is the role of the fabric to make the design work.  We use three specific fabrics we have developed with textile mills.

• DriWick^TM - The only fabric we will trust to keep your baby's skin dry and rash free.
• HydroFab^TM - The thirstiest fastest drying material under the sun.
  
• MediTex^TM - Using medical technology we keep fluids where they belong, not on baby or the bed.

• Valued Retail Partners - Once we've crafted probably the best nappy in the world we then make sure our customers get the service necessary to make using Honey Child a pleasure from newborn to toilet training for two children or more. That can be up to 6 years of nappy changing!  That means we partner with local specialty baby stores and, in areas where stores aren't accessible, mobile sales staff who support your decision to use Honey Child.  These local businesses take your happiness seriously!