Cactus x RealNZ
We are lucky enough to come from the most beautiful place on earth. We take our role seriously in helping keep it beautiful and helping folks enjoy its beauty. We're always...
KEEPING IT TRANSPARENT: CACTUS AND HYBRID SOURCING
At Cactus, we’ve always been proudly Made in New Zealand. Since the earliest days in Wellington, and through our various Christchurch facilities, we’ve been the ones shouting from the rooftops about how important it is to protect and retain domestic manufacturing. Our co-founder Ben has seriously bored many a tramping hut dinner group with his theories about local manufacturing.
But today we’re announcing the next stage of Cactus, one which sees us embrace a hybrid model of sourcing. What this means in plain English is that some of our products will be sourced from partner factories offshore. We understand this may come as a surprise to many of our loyal customers and wanted to be upfront about what is happening,
CACTUS FEATURE ON SEVEN SHARP
If you split your pants and you'd been wearing them for a decade or more, would you consider sending them back to the manufacturer to fix? You can if they...
CACTUS IN THE WILD
A couple of months ago. We sent out a bit of a survey. That served a couple of purposes: One, we wanted to learn a bit more about where our gear...
Cactus Repairs
A few weeks ago, Cam a Cactus fan sent us a pair of 'worn in' Supertrousers for a few repairs and a general tidy up. Over the phone, he mentioned they were "around-about...
CACTUS IN NEPAL
As New Zealanders, we share a very special birthright. I'm not referring to our accents or fascination with provincial rugby but rather the fact that in Nepal, and thanks to...
2022 / 2023 HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS
That time of year is well and truly here! Our online shipping cut off times have past, And now the only way to guarantee you get those last minute gifts...
HOLIDAY SHIPPING CUT OFF TIMES
As we close in on that time of year where the social commitments start to ramp up, workloads get a bit chaotic and any free time to get that shopping in...
BLACK FRIDAY, WHY NOT?
We aren't perfect. We've been part of this Black Friday black hole before. But over the past few years, we've realised that pressuring our customers to spend their Friday impulse-buying crap they...
WIN A $500 CACTUS VOUCHER
Our gear works hard. But so do you!We want to know a bit more about what our customers use our gear for. Whether you are on the farm or behind...
Meet Katinka, the Welly Store Manager.
So, Katinka, tell us about ya'self... Well what can I say about ma'self, I am from Canada originally, having emigrated here in 2017 on a whim - fast forward 5...
The Best 1-Star Review Ever
There's a saying that any publicity is good publicity, but these days companies live and breathe on Google reviews. The other day we got a 1-star review from someone -...
