About Us
Chatham Island Honey
We know our bees are special, but it turns out. The honey they make is incredibly special, too. A unique endemic flora palate and distinctive sweet notes. Found nowhere else in the world. This precious organic honey is limited and worth savoring.
Go Wild Apiary
Bee Sanctuary; Rekohu | Chatham Islands houses what are believed to be earth's last known Black British honeybee for over 200 years. Later introducing disease-free and parasite-free Italian honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica) - from Aotearoa | New Zealand during the late 60s 70s and 80s
Save our Bee
To Bee Or Not To Bee - Our plan is to build up healthy bee stock. We have the ability to breed pure, healthy queens and strong honeybee colonials, then introduce these beneficial bees to other suitable parts of our Island. Including the provision of livelihood opportunities and increase apicultural productivity within our local community.
Reviews
"Go Wild" with MasterChef Brett McGregor
Kapiti Master Class hosted by celebrity chef Brett McGergor & PartyPerfect Catering serve up a delicious chocolate and date mousse with "Go Wild Chatham Islands freeze dried Honey " to VIP guests and founders of "Go Wild" Chef Kaai Silbery and Francesca Bonventre.
Chef Peter Gordon - Homeland NZ. The food embassy for Aotearoa & the Pacific.
Celebrating the fabulous kaimoana (seafood) from the Chatham Islands - five course tasting dinner. Dessert sourced from Go Wild’s fantastic Chatham Island freeze-dried honey with chilli red wine pears, saffron cardamom sheep’s yoghurt granita and roast Canterbury hazelnuts.
New Zealand Apiculture Conference & Trade Exhibition
Apiculture NZ 2021 Honey Awards
GOLD MEDAL for Go Wild Chatham Islands Freeze Dried Honey - Commercial Food
BRONZE MEDAL for Go Wild Apiary Special Reserve for Tarahina honey
Group Apiary Tour
Group Apiary Tour
Group Apiary Tour
Tailored for groups up to 20 people, our Apiary walking tour showcases the home of Go Wild Apiary, the unique flora and endemic plants of the island that help our bees flourish.
Tours start from $15 per person
(Minimum 8 people)
Go Wild Sunrise
Group Apiary Tour
Group Apiary Tour
The honey tour with a difference, start your morning with a private tour of Go Wild Apiary as you watch the sun rise above the farm. Your guide will share with you the knowledge learnt on the land, how Chatham Islands honey differs from the rest of New Zealand.
Tours start from $65 per person
(Minimum 2, max 6 people)
Our Promise
The Chatham Islands is a unique environment for apiculture, being one of the few places in New Zealand that is disease free. Our Apiary has a special place in our hearts, as we are able to play a integral part in the islands pollination cycle.
It is important that our visitors to the island understand how their actions can play a part in the success of our Apiary.
It is our promise to our community to continue to breed healthy bees and educate those willing to learn about the work we do and the impacts it has on the community.
