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CREATURE COMFORTS

What was once old is new again, as many Kiwi companies are reimagining how they source materials to manufacture better-than-ever products, many which incorporate New Zealand-grown wool, writes Shannon Dunn.

As Kiwi consumers are becoming more aware of the importance of purchasing sustainably manufactured products, there is also an expanding want for materials that are as good for human health as they are for the environment.

It is a call a growing number New Zealand companies are heeding, with a trend towards in-house innovation, after the global grind-to-a-halt

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