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Whether you’re the smeller or the smellee, smelly socks aren’t fun. Aside from the odour that is likened to your finest after dinner cheese board, it’s embarrassing. What’s more, it’s also bad for your health. In some instances smelly feet can be a sign of hyperhidrosis or a fungal infection. By no means life threatening but it’s certainly unpleasant and requires a trip to see your l …

Traditionally when you think about knitwear you probably conjure up visions of lovely chunky knits that you wrap around yourself to fight off the cold. Or maybe you’re an outdoorsy type who thinks about the base layers you invest in to keep you dry and comfortable on long hikes or runs... Either way it isn’t often that you consider …

Possums give us something really special - their fur. Possum fibre is a favourite at New Zealand Natural Clothing because of its characteristics and what it does for our local ecosystem. Possums aren’t originally native to New Zealand but we are now overrun with them which means a fantastic supply of fibre for quality garments!  But …

New Zealand possums are classified as pests. They were brought over to New Zealand from Australia back in 1837. They were brought over to kickstart a fur industry but they soon dominated New Zealand. By 1921 possums lived in 450 parts of New Zealand and the government made it illegal to import any more possums. In the 1980s, the possum populati …