Last minute gift ideas for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is coming up very soon (11th of May) and with shipping times longer than usual, it’s time to order as soon as possible to receive some of these amazing last minute gift ideas for Mother’s Day!

Our priority is supporting small businesses from New Zealand, here at The Hive so these last minute gift ideas for Mum are ALL products by small kiwi businesses.

You’re looking at items made with love and lots of hard work. During these harsh financial times our small business community REALLY needs your help – to keep them afloat, let’s all do our best to order from small businesses as much as we can.

Before I show you some amazing examples; did you know we have a category on our site filled with these gift ideas for mums? 

Right, time to get into it – no fluff or annoying, endless pages of text to scroll through, let’s get right to it. 

Here’s the last minute gifts that we think you should know about – all should arrive in time IF ordered before Monday 5th of May at Noon!

Let's talk jewellery...

Is there anything more appreciated than jewellery for Mother’s Day?!

But don’t fret and think it has to be expensive gold with diamonds because the handmade – sometimes personalised – jewellery gifts you will see below are sure to be loved by Mum.

These vendors sell more than what’s shown below so I’ll just link their store pages here too, in case you want to browse a bit:

in order as below: Naia Collections, Icefyre Jewellery, KJdesigns Handstamped Jewellery and Quirky Trinkets

Or maybe some home decor...

I’ve got some good news; you can still order amazing DIGITAL home decor from Autumn Designs and you can still order these ’til the 7th of May! Just make sure you pick the ‘digital file (print yourself)’ option and you’re good to go.

You – or Mum – can then later print the art yourself to be framed and go on the wall.

Skincare perhaps...

There’s a lot of wonderful options out there for Mum to enjoy some pampering and ‘me time’

Below some options by (in order of products): Raines Remedies, Bailey Balms, Bonny Bee and SJD Enterprises – click their names to see what else they have in store.

Something to help her home smell good...

If mum loves nice smells then she will love having the melts and burners by KLK Scented Creations, a great last minute gift for Mother’s Day. They are ready to be sent so please make sure you order before noon on Monday the 5th of May.

Click their name to see all the other items in their store.

and what about something mum can wear...

Clothing and accessories make wonderful last minute Mother’s Day gifts because they offer a personal touch—something stylish, cozy, or beautifully crafted that Mum can enjoy every day.

All by small kiwi businesses of course, in order of products below; MsMarnie, Not my Jacket, Hera Fitness and My Friend Doris. Click their names to browse all their other store items.

I hope you liked my little journey through heartfelt, last minute Mother’s Day gift ideas, all lovingly made by small businesses across Aotearoa. There’s so much more to explore; browse our full collection and find the perfect way to show Mum just how much she means to you, all while supporting local New Zealand makers.

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10+ PERFECT MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS ON THE HIVE NZ

UPDATED: 01-05-25

It’s Mother’s Day soon here in New Zealand (11th May) and if you’ve been thinking what to get her, you want to get her something special, then look no further; here’s 10+ great ideas to gift Mum this year… 

All of the options below are by small kiwi businesses so you know you are not just spoiling Mum by gifting her something special, you also know you are actively supporting New Zealand’s economy in a VERY positive way…!

..and you might want to grab a second of these for yourself!

Whether mum is a keen gardener or loves her sparkly jewellery, or anything in between – we have got you covered on The Hive NZ

First of all please make sure you browse our Mother’s Day Category of course as you will find many other ideas there too!

Something for our keen gardeners and mums with green fingers

Not really keen on gifting another bunch of flowers that just wilts? This is for the mums who love plants and anything for their garden; we have perfect solutions for you!

Check out Kat’s Flora for the different plants on offer like these beautiful different types of Hoya:

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If your mum spends a lot of time in her garden and has it all beautifully planted and laid out then maybe it is garden DECOR she needs!

And what’s more awesome than her very own personalised road sign by Squiggle Art :

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Something for the mums who need a special treat for just THEM

Is mum well into her skincare, health and beauty products including hair care? Then the below are some of the businesses we think you should look at!

For example, SJD Enterprises has an amazing Skin Smoothie and the no-heat curlers by Omnishop  also come highly recommended, they have been well tested and truly work! The Sugar scrub by Bonny Bee is lucious and the Vanilla Shampoo and Body Bar by Bailey Balms sounds divine and we have a complete package to spoil MUM with health and beauty products!

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Something for the mums who are hard to buy for

If there’s nothing in the above sections that speaks to you, we got you too!

Sometimes Mum is hard to buy for as she already has it all? maybe she is kinda picky? That’s ok, she knows what she likes!

This is where beautiful home decor items might be a great idea and personalised, custom made gifts are a perfect choice. What Mum doesn’t like a gift with her children’s or grandchildren’s names on it for example?!

Below some great gift ideas like the personalised feather necklace by Naia Collections, there’s always the beautiful option of KJdesigns’ all my love pendant (I have so many of her pieces!), the love heart star map by Autumn Designs gives you the option to commemorate a special date for Mum, Nix Dungeon is the place to go for any CUSTOM made mugs; she can add your kids’ drawings for example, which is what I did for nana and pops! (AND check out her R18 sweary products while you’re there…shhhh…lol).

and you can’t go wrong of course with New Mum Mug by Hashtag Print or the round hollow wax burner by KLK Scented Creations!

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Still not found what mum would love?

Then it’s definitely time you browse our categories!

With more than 2000 products by small kiwi businesses, you are sure to find SOMETHING for Mum!

and remember; when you shop with small businesses from New Zealand, you’re supporting a dream, you are helping a family pay for ballet lessons or rugby and you are definitely helping New Zealand’s economy staying strong!

So from the bottom of our heart; Thank you so much for supporting all our vendors when you shop on The Hive NZ.

Would you love YOUR business and products featured on our website and in our blogs?

Make sure you register as a vendor on our marketplace and create your own mini website, Hive store on our website!

It takes about 10 minutes to register and another 10 to list your first product , we have made it super easy!