Ask any five- or six-year-old child what their dream job would be and the chances are very good that this will be it – designing a toy department.

Learning to speak te reo Māori gave team member Ata Marsh a “sense of belonging” — and now it’s made her famous. The much-loved checkout operator at The Warehouse store in Newmarket has been charming customers for years by chatting with them in te reo, but she managed to reach a whole new audience when she was featured on Stuff, 1 News, and Maori Television earlier this year.

New Zealanders want to know that the overseas workers who make their clothes are not mistreated. That’s why since 2004 The Warehouse Group, through The Warehouse stores, has supported fair pay, humane working conditions, and better lives for workers around the world. We’ve been getting on with improving our ethical sourcing programme, year after year, for over 14 years.