Now that we are getting on in years, like any old fella, we like to think we’ve got some pretty cool stories from our history.

We’d love to share a few with you if you have a minute and want to indulge us. 

2023. Forest & Bird 3.0, aka HUIA Skin+Care

Published on Sep 1, 2023

In the 12 years since we launched the first version of our Forest & Bird collab, we raised over $173,000 to help them help give nature a voice and protect our native flora & fauna.

2017. When life gave us lemons, we made soap

Published on Apr 10, 2017

Over the years, Health Pak has helped create some wonderfully unusual products—but turning used cocktail lemons into handwash is still one of our favourites.

2017. Forest & Bird 2.0, aka HUIA Forest & Bird

Published on Mar 15, 2017

When you redesign something as successful as our Forest & Bird range (we raised over $43,000 for Forest & Bird), you want to make very sure that you are improving it.

2016. Fun facts from our first 60 years.

Published on Oct 15, 2016

60 years old? Nah, we're 60 years young!  

Because we’ve seen some pretty big changes over the past six decades, we thought we’d share with you some of our milestones and highlights.

2016. That time we turned 60 years old and made a video.

Published on Oct 10, 2016

The little Kiwi company that makes your products has come an awful long way in the 60 years since it was set up. Naturally we had a party. Here's a wee video we made for our first 60 years for your viewing pleasure.

2013. Recycling the unrecyclable

Published on May 3, 2013

Back in March 2013 Anchor launched their innovative triple layer Lightproof milk bottle designed to deliver Kiwis the best tasting milk in the world by locking in the taste and goodness nature intended. Anchor's innovation team identified that light ages milk, breaking down its fresh taste and natural goodness.

2011. Forest & Bird, the start of something special.

Published on Mar 15, 2011

When you live in a place as special and Aotearoa New Zealand, a place so special that literally millions of people travel from around the world to visit, we think its important to protect everything that makes it so very special.

1956. Once upon a time. A LONG LONG time ago

Published on Oct 10, 1956

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago—1956, to be precise—

Health Pak began life in a modest building in New Lynn under the rather sensible name “Sachet Services. ”

It was a different world back then.