The Waituna Brewing Company Limited has concentrated its energies on producing an indigenous ale – TaaKawa – which incorporates the KawaKawa herb into a beer, based on a recipe developed in conjunction with Crop & Food Research Institute Limited.

With regular trips from Palmerston North to the Otahuhu Steam Brewing Company in Auckland, Bruce and Simon supply the Kawakawa leaves and Waituna spring water to make up the brew.
The leaves are picked in a particular way to sustain and preserve the Kawakawa herb for future use.

The Steam Brewing Company who have won numerous awards, brews TaaKawa under contract. The beer produced has a golden color, with a smooth and slightly sweet taste, a beer that it is truly uniquely New Zealand.

TaaKawa can be regarded as the first truly indigenous beer produced in New Zealand.

For more information contact Kim Skelton