Living Gifts
New Zealand's most considered gifts — personalised Forever Prints generated from real astronomical data, and Objects That Remain in pounamu, bone and paua from Aotearoa. Beautifully presented with an A6 cotton story card naming the moment, the maker and the meaning. Same-day dispatch on Objects That Remain orders before 2pm. NZ-wide delivery.
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Try our Forever Prints — a star map, moon phase or tide chart of a moment that mattered.
Browse Forever PrintsThe warmth, in their words
"I ordered the Night Sky print of the night my dad passed. We framed it for my mum's birthday. She didn't say a word for a full minute. Then she just held it. It sits above her bed now."
"We sent EMBER boxes to 40 clients. Three emailed saying it was the most considered gift they'd ever received from a business. The packaging alone sparked conversations."
"Got the Moon Phase print of the night our daughter was born. The detail is unreal — you can see the exact shadow on the moon that night. It's the first thing people notice when they walk in."
About NZ living gifts
What is a living gift in New Zealand?
A living gift is an EMBER piece that grows or lives rather than being consumed — most often a hand-planted terrarium (Forever Gift Box), a NZ herb garden Journey (Kitchen Garden), or a Mushroom Growing Journey. Each lives on the recipient's shelf or window for years.
What is the Forever Gift Box?
The Forever Gift Box is EMBER's flagship living gift — a hand-planted closed-system terrarium with NZ-native moss, fern and Aotearoa earth. The terrarium lives for years without watering or replanting and is the most-given EMBER housewarming and Christmas gift.
Are EMBER living gifts NZ-made?
Yes — every EMBER living gift is hand-planted in Aotearoa New Zealand, with NZ-native or NZ-grown plants. The terrariums use NZ moss and fern; the Kitchen Garden uses NZ herb seedlings; the story card names the planter and the plants.
How long does a Forever Gift Box terrarium last?
A correctly placed Forever Gift Box terrarium (indirect light, no direct sun) lives indefinitely — it is a closed system. The longest-running EMBER terrariums are 5+ years old in customer homes. The story card includes care instructions.