We’re excited to announce the release of our much anticipated Merino line. Staying true to our vision of helping create a sustainably-sourced and ethically-produced fashion industry we’ve partnered with ZQ Merino to offer our 100% Merino wool garments. Our Merino range will start with a limited run of our two most popu

Since we last posted, a few people have asked to know more about how the migrant workers we are helping to provide meals for are coping, and what we are doing to support them. In this blog post, we take a look at what is going on in India generally, and how we are supporting migrant workers with our local impact partne

Covid-19 has up-ended lives and livelihoods across the globe - everyone seems to have been touched in some way. As always, we've been staying in close touch with all of the people who help us create our products - and in this blog post, we share the latest news from the people who grow and produce our raw materials: ou

Some edits have been made to the original blog first published in April 2020 Where to buy your face mask in New Zealand There are no two ways about it: the last year and a bit have been an extraordinary time for pretty much everyone. When Aotearoa entered its first lockdown requests keep coming in from you, our custome

As we work together to ‘flatten the curve’ (and maybe even eliminate) the spread of COVID-19 in New Zealand, many of us are thinking and focusing on what is near and close to us. We’re all working from home - we’re connecting with our neighbours - we’re buying local. With this perspective shift, it’s easy to forget tha

As I write this blog post, I feel a sense of both relief and responsibility. I feel relieved because Little Yellow Bird is in a much better place financially than we were a week ago – thanks to your extraordinary support and response to our call out for help. I feel a sense of responsibility because I’m acutely aware o

Help us stay afloat and keep making change - 50% off all our stock until midnight Sunday Kia ora e hoa mā - friends and supporters of LYB In light of recent events, we wanted to reach out, check in with our wider community and update you all on where we are at. We’ve always held the belief that it's best to operate wit

At the beginning of this year we decided to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign through PledgeMe to help us scale and grow our impact. Since the success of our campaign, a lot of people have been asking how we raised the money. Committing to a campaign like this is a deeply personal experience that will be different

If you're anything like us, it's easy to feel slightly disheartened by the lack of progress being made around consumption and the current rate at which rubbish is being sent to landfill. I've personally been trying to limit the amount of rubbish I consume, but I'm the first to admit it often isn't easy. Thankfully, a g

Every year the average kiwi sends around 30 kg of used clothing waste to landfills. We want to change this and find new ways that ensure you continue to look your best while keeping your old clothes out of our landfills. With this in mind, we’re going circular. Our plan is to trial a closed-loop recycling system but we

According to the Sustainability Portal it’s predicted that by 2030 apparel consumption will reach 102 million tons per year. This equates to an additional 500 billion t-shirts sold annually, on top of the fashion crisis that already exists! As consumers, we are responsible for driving this change but it also means we h

More than ever before, consumers want to know where the products they buy come from. Brands are starting to share this information, particularly at the manufacturing level, but what about the raw materials used to make these products in the first place? Labelling standards only require brands to indicate where the prod