Meet the team
Producing honey the ‘old fashioned’ way still means we get to use state-of-the-art production technology.
Our team works hard to make sure we still keep to the organic principles of producing great honey that our family started with over 100 years ago.
Our mission is to provide the highest quality organic honey products with a friendly, personal service to suit your needs as a consumer or distributor worldwide.
DEREK
FOUNDER
4th generation beekeeper and founder of TranzAlpineHoney New Zealand.
YURIY
OWNER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
Beekeeping has been an important part of Yuriy's life for over 25 years with over 13 years as part of our TranzAlpine family.
VICTORIA
OWNER AND DIRECTOR
Victoria looks after finance, payroll and health products development.
ADAM
BEEKEEPER MANAGER
Adam has been dedicated to organic beekeeping since he started beekeeping with us when he was in his early 20's. Today Adam is in charge of our entire beekeeping operation.
IGOR
BEEKEEPER
Igor has recently joined our team and brought vast experience in our queen breeding program. He is passioned about organic honey production.
NAZARENO
BEEKEEPER
Ciao Dall‘Italia! Nazareno is our bee’s whisperer. Possibly because our Italian breed of bees understand native Italiana better then any other language.
JULIE
DISPATCH AND LOGISTIC COORDINATOR
Julie arranges seamless orders delivery around New Zealand and worldwide. She makes sure our customers receive their precious honey on time.
GABRIEL
BEEKEEPER ASSISTANT
Gabriel is a 5th generation Newton family beekeeper.
He is learning his family craft during school holidays and weekends.
URSULA
QUALITY COORDINATOR
Ursula is always positive and happy. She looks after our quality and compliance.
DENNIS & PHILLIP
HONEY TASTING SPECIALISTS