 Sixteen
years ago life was much different for us. I was the New Zealand
service manager for a computer imaging company in the printing
industry and Melanie was at home looking after our 11-month-old
daughter. I was away working so much I was not seeing my daughter
grow up, so we made the decision to start Hunkin Garden Products
Ltd. Melanie would go back to work from maternity leave and
I would become a house husband, look after our daughter, and
start the business. Life for me became a mixture of pooey nappies,
housework and a mail order business. It was a great experience
looking after my daughter and I soon became the fix-it man at
the local playcentre. Every playcentre needs at least one token
bloke.
Sixteen years on Melanie and I have two children,
and now work full time in the business that operates from our
home on a 7-hectare block on the side of the Waikato River in
Tuakau. From day one we decided our point of difference would
be that we would only sell reliable practical products, and
the only way to determine this, was to use the products ourselves
on our own farm. Melanie to this day still thinks it was just
a great excuse for me to own lots of farm and garden equipment.
Since those early days the company has grown
and we now offer a range of practical products. We knew we had
to overcome the perception that purchasing a machine from a
dealer where you could see the product was safer than purchasing
from a picture in a catalogue. Since we use our equipment ourselves,
we knew it was good, so we decided to offer a right of return
on all machinery - a first for New Zealand. To this day I think
we are the only company with enough confidence in our equipment
to let customers try the machines for themselves on their own
property for a month. And while this could be open to abuse,
we believe most people are honest. After all, customers trust
us to supply the goods when they send their money.
All of our products are now on this web site
with pricing. By using the links on the left of this page you
can go from product to product. You can order on line, fax or
post the printable order form or phone us on our order line
0800 14 48 65. We accept cash, cheques, Visa and Mastercard.
To print out our order form, please open the following
PDF file:
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Graham and Melanie Hunkin
Hunkin Garden Products Ltd
PO Box 80
Tuakau
New Zealand
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