Our Managing Director, Bill Gluyas studied Agricultural Science at Lincoln University in Canterbury, before working at one of New Zealand’s leading Agricultural Research facilities at Whatawhata near Hamilton for five years.

He then returned to take over management of the family farm near the famous Waitomo Caves in the King Country region of the North Island where he was introduced to the traditional medicinal uses of native plants by a prominent local Maori family.

This led to a part time study of these plants and the treatments that they could provide.

The Waitomo farm included a number of remnants of native forest which, while they were attractive additions to the landscape and provided shelter for livestock, they were also accessible to the sheep and some wild goats which browsed on the young re-growth.

By 1980 Bill Gluyas had become concerned about the sustainability of many of the valuable species of native plants in these remnants which because of their exposure to grazing livestock were not able to re-generate.

So in 1984 he decided to protect a large block of 35 acres of native forest remnant. It was fenced off from the pasture areas and protected with a Queen Elizabeth 2nd Open Space Covenant.

The Covenant now protects this area of native forest in perpetuity, so regardless of future ownership, it will remain for future generations to enjoy and study.

In 1986 Bill Gluyas was made a Life Member of the Queen Elizabeth 2nd National Trust in recognition of his contribution to conservation.

A recent visit to this Covenant shows tremendous re-growth of all species present in the area, with parts that were previously completely open to walk through now virtually impenetrable, such is the level of regeneration in 20 years.

Personal experience of successfully using Manuka products for various skin ailments, and increasing numbers of reports from others together with enquiries from overseas eventually led to the development of this website and the production of specific products for a wide range of skin and related problems.

New Zealand Natural Pet Remedies is a small company, dedicated to providing the highest quality Manuka oil and honey based natural products, with a high level of customer support and service to people from all over the world seeking natural alternatives to conventional synthetic treatments for a wide range of skin ailments.

We hope you will try these natural, safe and highly effective Manuka products, and pass your experiences on to others.