Our News & Views

2020 April - Smile and Pod - Podcast with Ana
2020 April - Smile and Pod - Podcast with Ana

Listen to Ana talk about Holi Boli and life in Bhalupali village in India.  Interview was done back in February 2020 when Ana was on the latest 'Legacy Collection' photo shoot for Holi Boli.
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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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2020 January - Holi Boli in Sourcing Playground
2020 January - Holi Boli in Sourcing Playground

We are kicking off 2020 in the "Better Brands" segment of the Sourcing Playground Better Brands blog.  Heather Williams shares the Holi Boli story to their audience.
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2019 December - Holi Boli in the "New Zealand Listener" Magazine
2019 December - Holi Boli in the "New Zealand Listener" Magazine

A link to a story about Holi Boli in the "New Zealand Listener" Magazine.  The article interviews our good friend Jodie Woods from Tonic & Cloth.
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2019 November - Warning: This Blog Contains a Bit of a Rant!
2019 November - Warning:  This Blog Contains a Bit of a Rant!

It’s still a man’s world out there.  It is getting better but it is still not good enough.  I remind myself that I do not want to become the things I hate.  That is what happens if we go all ‘Hulk’ rage when we are wronged - we wrong others.  We need to ‘Nelson Mandela” that rage.  Turn it into a better world.
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2019 October - Holiday Season in Odisha
2019 October - Holiday Season in Odisha

Hey there, it's holiday mode in Odisha! Dussehra and Diwali Pooja Time in Odisha - Let the fun begin! Super cool to have Sarah and Miriam here this week from New Zealand. We were able to hang out and do some of my favourite things - drink chai while fabric shopping and help them to sew up their own designs.
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2020 February - A Holi Boli Wedding
2020 February - A Holi Boli Wedding

Rubi from Holi Boli gets married.
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Meredith talks about her India trip - The Gisborne Herald Weekend
Meredith talks about her India trip - The Gisborne Herald Weekend

Meredith talks about her India trip - The Gisborne Herald Weekend Click here and turn to page 6 - TRAVEL - The Gisborne Herald Weekend
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2020 January - Team Building Fun
2020 January - Team Building Fun

Holi Boli team development.  Emma Yates from Outward Bound New Zealand spent two weeks developing confidence and trust with the ladies at Holi Boli.  We had a lot of fun. Ethical Fashion where empowered women empower women.
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2019 November - "BFCM" - Our View - Food for Thought
2019 November - "BFCM" - Our View - Food for Thought

Two Rants in succession!  Wow!  Holi Boli has decided not to take part in the "Black Friday Cyber Monday" consumerism pandemic.  In this blog we try to succinctly discover what BFCM is and why Holi Boli feels it cannot take part.  No judgement on anyone who is involved in BFCM it is simply our view on it offered as "Food for Thought"!
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2019 October - News and Reviews
2019 October - News and Reviews

Ana appears on the Ethical Made Easy website and in the Napier Courier (the local newspaper where Ana went to school - way back in the day).
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2019 August - Ethically Kate
2019 August - Ethically Kate

Super duper awesome to have Ethically Kate wearing Holi Boli.  We need to get our name out there because every dress sold goes into empowering women in rural India.  This is our way to fight for freedom and a better planet - We do ethical fashion! 
Read more
2020 April - Smile and Pod - Podcast with Ana
2020 April - Smile and Pod - Podcast with Ana

Listen to Ana talk about Holi Boli and life in Bhalupali village in India.  Interview was done back in February 2020 when Ana was on the latest 'Legacy Collection' photo shoot for Holi Boli.
Read more
2020 February - A Holi Boli Wedding
2020 February - A Holi Boli Wedding

Rubi from Holi Boli gets married.
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
Meredith talks about her India trip - The Gisborne Herald Weekend
Meredith talks about her India trip - The Gisborne Herald Weekend

Meredith talks about her India trip - The Gisborne Herald Weekend Click here and turn to page 6 - TRAVEL - The Gisborne Herald Weekend
Read more
2020 January - Holi Boli in Sourcing Playground
2020 January - Holi Boli in Sourcing Playground

We are kicking off 2020 in the "Better Brands" segment of the Sourcing Playground Better Brands blog.  Heather Williams shares the Holi Boli story to their audience.
Read more
2020 January - Team Building Fun
2020 January - Team Building Fun

Holi Boli team development.  Emma Yates from Outward Bound New Zealand spent two weeks developing confidence and trust with the ladies at Holi Boli.  We had a lot of fun. Ethical Fashion where empowered women empower women.
Read more
2019 December - Holi Boli in the "New Zealand Listener" Magazine
2019 December - Holi Boli in the "New Zealand Listener" Magazine

A link to a story about Holi Boli in the "New Zealand Listener" Magazine.  The article interviews our good friend Jodie Woods from Tonic & Cloth.
Read more
2019 November - "BFCM" - Our View - Food for Thought
2019 November - "BFCM" - Our View - Food for Thought

Two Rants in succession!  Wow!  Holi Boli has decided not to take part in the "Black Friday Cyber Monday" consumerism pandemic.  In this blog we try to succinctly discover what BFCM is and why Holi Boli feels it cannot take part.  No judgement on anyone who is involved in BFCM it is simply our view on it offered as "Food for Thought"!
Read more
2019 November - Warning: This Blog Contains a Bit of a Rant!
2019 November - Warning:  This Blog Contains a Bit of a Rant!

It’s still a man’s world out there.  It is getting better but it is still not good enough.  I remind myself that I do not want to become the things I hate.  That is what happens if we go all ‘Hulk’ rage when we are wronged - we wrong others.  We need to ‘Nelson Mandela” that rage.  Turn it into a better world.
Read more
2019 October - News and Reviews
2019 October - News and Reviews

Ana appears on the Ethical Made Easy website and in the Napier Courier (the local newspaper where Ana went to school - way back in the day).
Read more
2019 October - Holiday Season in Odisha
2019 October - Holiday Season in Odisha

Hey there, it's holiday mode in Odisha! Dussehra and Diwali Pooja Time in Odisha - Let the fun begin! Super cool to have Sarah and Miriam here this week from New Zealand. We were able to hang out and do some of my favourite things - drink chai while fabric shopping and help them to sew up their own designs.
Read more
2019 August - Ethically Kate
2019 August - Ethically Kate

Super duper awesome to have Ethically Kate wearing Holi Boli.  We need to get our name out there because every dress sold goes into empowering women in rural India.  This is our way to fight for freedom and a better planet - We do ethical fashion! 
Read more