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Waikato Business News
Waikato Business News

On the cover of a magazine.  LOL.   Waikato Business News covers the Holi Boli story.  Find out what we have been up to in Hamilton!
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2020 April - Holi Boli in New Zealand Herald Newspaper
2020 April - Holi Boli in New Zealand Herald Newspaper

Holi Boli founder, Ana Wilkinson, tells about why she is trying to repatriate to NZ during the Coronavirus Pandemic in the New Zealand Herald (Hawke's Bay Today).
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2018 September - New Zealand Fashion Week with Tonic & Cloth
2018 September - New Zealand Fashion Week with Tonic & Cloth

The New Zealand Fashion Week was a real blast.  A dream come true thanks to Tonic & Cloth who choose to partner with Holi Boli to make their clothes ethically with sustainable materials. We are really proud to be working with Tonic & Cloth as they stand for empowering the women and our planet. Jodie has passionately poured her life into getting her label up and running and it has been a privilege...
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2015 June - In store visit with Two Lippy Ladies
2015 June - In store visit with Two Lippy Ladies

During the Indian summer holiday (May/June) 2015, Ana enjoyed the novelty of popping in-store, in-person, to one of our favorite NZ retailers Two Lippy Ladies. "Thank you" Two Lippy Ladies for keeping the Holi Boli ladies busy with dress orders and supporting business with ethics. http://twolippyladies.co.nz/
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2014 November - Review - Miss Victory Violet
2014 November - Review - Miss Victory Violet

Miss Victory Violet The Holi Boli India Dress Posted on November 7, 2014 by missvictoryvioletI love supporting small local businesses so when Natalie of Two Lippy Ladies in Napier contacted me about some new dresses they were making, I was thrilled to get to be one of the first to receive one!The India dress is a collaboration between Two Lippy Ladiesand Holi Boli. Holi Boli is a New Zealand company...
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Feeding 21 families in India is keeping Ana up at night
Janaki sewing at Holi Boli (Good Magazine Photo)

By Good Magazine - May 21, 2021 From a garage in rural Waikato, Kiwi seamstress Ana Wilkinson-Gee keeps sewing dresses to sell, in order to keep funding the village women...
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2020 January - Holi Boli Photo Shoot - Behind the Scenes
2020 January - Holi Boli Photo Shoot - Behind the Scenes

A look behind the scenes of the 2020 Holi Boli Photo Shoot with a round of thanks to the amazing professionals that enable women in rural India to be empowered.
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2017 June - Newspaper Article in New Zealand

From sewing in Tamatea, to teaching women in India Newspaper link click here Author: MEGAN HUNTJune 9 2017 Holi Boli founder Ana Wilkinson-Gee with some of her company's designs.In 2010 Ana Wilkinson-Gee and her family moved to India.To reach their home in Bhalupali, a small village in central Odisha on the country's east coast, the family of five fly into Kolkata then take a 12-hour train ride...
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2016 September - Lovely Visitors from New Zealand

Team Gizzy! The Dynamic Duo We have some the most amazing customers!  Some even travel all the way over to India to cheer us on.  Of course, they are usually the ones that cheers on from afar also. Jan and Miriam are a dynamic duo in Taupo real estate. They arrived in Visakapatam and toured through Jaipore up to our base in Bhalupali then finally up to Kolkata. Awesome time! The Holi Boli team were...
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2015 March - Nelson NZ fundraiser by Greta Greenwood and team

A huge 'thanks' to Greta and team in Nelson for their amazing Vineyard Banquet to promote awareness and raise sales for Holi Boli in India. They sold many Holi Boli dresses on the night and also had donations for a ladies sewing class tuition fees and sponsorship for a new sewing machine! Thank you so much Nelson peps for your generosity!
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2014 May - Hawkes' Bay Today - Couple Create Jobs in Rural India
2014 May - Hawkes' Bay Today - Couple Create Jobs in Rural India

By Tania McCauley HAWKES BAY TODAY, NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND4:00 PM Thursday May 29, 2014 Ana Wilkinson has been running sewing courses for women in India.Former Hawke's Bay couple Ana and Daniel Wilkinson have spent the past few years creating job opportunities for rural Indian villagers. It includes the Holi Boli clothing line, several examples of which are on show at the Photographers...
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Waikato Business News
Waikato Business News

On the cover of a magazine.  LOL.   Waikato Business News covers the Holi Boli story.  Find out what we have been up to in Hamilton!
Read more
Feeding 21 families in India is keeping Ana up at night
Janaki sewing at Holi Boli (Good Magazine Photo)

By Good Magazine - May 21, 2021 From a garage in rural Waikato, Kiwi seamstress Ana Wilkinson-Gee keeps sewing dresses to sell, in order to keep funding the village women...
Read more
2020 April - Holi Boli in New Zealand Herald Newspaper
2020 April - Holi Boli in New Zealand Herald Newspaper

Holi Boli founder, Ana Wilkinson, tells about why she is trying to repatriate to NZ during the Coronavirus Pandemic in the New Zealand Herald (Hawke's Bay Today).
Read more
2020 January - Holi Boli Photo Shoot - Behind the Scenes
2020 January - Holi Boli Photo Shoot - Behind the Scenes

A look behind the scenes of the 2020 Holi Boli Photo Shoot with a round of thanks to the amazing professionals that enable women in rural India to be empowered.
Read more
2018 September - New Zealand Fashion Week with Tonic & Cloth
2018 September - New Zealand Fashion Week with Tonic & Cloth

The New Zealand Fashion Week was a real blast.  A dream come true thanks to Tonic & Cloth who choose to partner with Holi Boli to make their clothes ethically with sustainable materials. We are really proud to be working with Tonic & Cloth as they stand for empowering the women and our planet. Jodie has passionately poured her life into getting her label up and running and it has been a privilege...
Read more
2017 June - Newspaper Article in New Zealand

From sewing in Tamatea, to teaching women in India Newspaper link click here Author: MEGAN HUNTJune 9 2017 Holi Boli founder Ana Wilkinson-Gee with some of her company's designs.In 2010 Ana Wilkinson-Gee and her family moved to India.To reach their home in Bhalupali, a small village in central Odisha on the country's east coast, the family of five fly into Kolkata then take a 12-hour train ride...
Read more
2016 September - Lovely Visitors from New Zealand

Team Gizzy! The Dynamic Duo We have some the most amazing customers!  Some even travel all the way over to India to cheer us on.  Of course, they are usually the ones that cheers on from afar also. Jan and Miriam are a dynamic duo in Taupo real estate. They arrived in Visakapatam and toured through Jaipore up to our base in Bhalupali then finally up to Kolkata. Awesome time! The Holi Boli team were...
Read more
2015 June - In store visit with Two Lippy Ladies
2015 June - In store visit with Two Lippy Ladies

During the Indian summer holiday (May/June) 2015, Ana enjoyed the novelty of popping in-store, in-person, to one of our favorite NZ retailers Two Lippy Ladies. "Thank you" Two Lippy Ladies for keeping the Holi Boli ladies busy with dress orders and supporting business with ethics. http://twolippyladies.co.nz/
Read more
2015 March - Nelson NZ fundraiser by Greta Greenwood and team

A huge 'thanks' to Greta and team in Nelson for their amazing Vineyard Banquet to promote awareness and raise sales for Holi Boli in India. They sold many Holi Boli dresses on the night and also had donations for a ladies sewing class tuition fees and sponsorship for a new sewing machine! Thank you so much Nelson peps for your generosity!
Read more
2014 November - Review - Miss Victory Violet
2014 November - Review - Miss Victory Violet

Miss Victory Violet The Holi Boli India Dress Posted on November 7, 2014 by missvictoryvioletI love supporting small local businesses so when Natalie of Two Lippy Ladies in Napier contacted me about some new dresses they were making, I was thrilled to get to be one of the first to receive one!The India dress is a collaboration between Two Lippy Ladiesand Holi Boli. Holi Boli is a New Zealand company...
Read more
2014 May - Hawkes' Bay Today - Couple Create Jobs in Rural India
2014 May - Hawkes' Bay Today - Couple Create Jobs in Rural India

By Tania McCauley HAWKES BAY TODAY, NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND4:00 PM Thursday May 29, 2014 Ana Wilkinson has been running sewing courses for women in India.Former Hawke's Bay couple Ana and Daniel Wilkinson have spent the past few years creating job opportunities for rural Indian villagers. It includes the Holi Boli clothing line, several examples of which are on show at the Photographers...
Read more