Hi! Our shop is tucked away at 28 High St in Auckland CBD and open 7 days a week. Come visit us, your friendly local fair trade shop and see some amazing stuff from our partners around the world. New stock arriving regularly!

As New Zealand’s oldest and largest fair trade organisation, we have over 35 years' experience in combining development and trade. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of what constitutes the highest standards in fair trade. We put people before profit and are 100% committed to improving the lives of those we work with.

Here are some of the things that we do a little bit differently:

Partnerships

We don’t just buy from our partners...we also aim to support them to increase the production and quality of their products. To do this we help with product design ideas, workshops and trends, and we also channel funds through to many of our partners to provide necessary skills' training or vitally needed infrastructure to strengthen their businesses.

Commitment

We are committed to our trading partners. We seek to form long-term trading relationships with them to show this commitment. These relationships create security to help producers plan for the future; and sustainable incomes for them to work their own way out of poverty and make improvements to their lives.

Helping where it’s needed the most

Each group we work with is unique. Our trading partners created their organisations in order to help the most disadvantaged people – some of these include women's groups, indigenous groups, migrants or refugees, or those who are physically challenged. Through fair trade practices, our partners are able to transform people's lives.

Honesty

We don’t just report on our finances, we measure and report on everything we do. We ask our partners what they think of us, and we use professional auditors to check our reporting. We make this information available to everyone - from our trading partners to our customers. We value feedback and strive to improve on all aspects of our Charter.

Paying our way

We pay at least 50% of the total cost of our product orders in advance, interest free. This provides essential finance that artisans and producers need to maintain constant production, and to enable them to continue meeting their needs for their next harvest or craft order.

Producers receive a price that covers the full production cost, and which allows for a living wage and other fair rewards to be earned. This covers basic needs such as food, shelter, education and health care for them and their families. Paying fair wages does not necessarily mean that products cost the consumer more as there are fewer ‘middle man’, who take a large share of profits in conventional trade, between producers and Trade Aid.

Profit sharing

We give any excess trading profits back to our producers (we figure that's only fair!).

Educating for Justice

We seek to understand the problems our trading partners face. We share this understanding by speaking out and telling New Zealanders their stories and about injustices in international trade rules. .