Businesses which are moderately woke
I Love Ugly is a streetwear brand founded in New Zealand in 2012 by Valentin Ozich and a group of friends. The brand is known for its unique and artistic designs, often featuring bold graphics and a mix of street culture aesthetics. The fashion brand has garnered a following for its distinctive style and menswear and has expanded beyond New Zealand to global audiences, and is now venturing into womenswear.
Paper Plus (of the Paper Plus Group) is New Zealand’s largest book and stationery retailer. Its stores are 100% locally owned.
Michael Hill Jeweller is a jewellery company that opened its first store in 1979 in Whangarei, New Zealand. As of June 2024, it operates 300 stores in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The company employs approximately 2,600 permanent employees.
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TSB is a 100% New Zealand-owned bank.
TSB Bank Ltd (originally known as the Taranaki Savings Bank) trading as TSB, is a New Zealand bank with headquarters in New Plymouth. It has 25 branches across the country but is heavily focused on the Taranaki region where 12 of its branches are located. As of June 2022, it was the seventh largest bank in New Zealand.
SBS Bank is a 100% New Zealand owned registered bank. It was founded in 1869. In October 2008 it gained bank registration and the Southland Building Society became SBS Bank.
Rip Curl is manufacturer and retailer of surfing sportswear and accompanying accessories. Rip Curls is owned by by KMD Brands Limited (the parent company of Kathmandu and Oboz).
Kmart is a chain of budget-price department stores. The company operates 325 stores across Australia and New Zealand, with its head office located in Melbourne. Kmart Group, the department store division of Wesfarmers, also owns and operates Target Australia and online retailer Catch.com.au.
Jetstar, is an Australian low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne. It run domestic flights in New Zealand. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas.
Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand’s electricity, generating approx. 35 percent of the country’s electricity, and is the fourth largest retailer, with 14 percent of market share in terms of customers.
Contact Energy Limited is an electricity generator, a wholesaler of natural gas, and a retailer of electricity, natural gas, broadband and LPG.