The Tea Box makes New Zealand-made bubble tea kits, so people can make bubble tea at home. It is based at Unit 10/10 Airborne Road in Rosedale, on the North Shore, and sells online with delivery across New Zealand. The kits come in milk tea, fruit tea and Japanese matcha flavours, with instructions for hot or cold drinks. The business also sells its own tapioca fruit pearls, made with real fruit purée, along with pearl milk tea powder, ceremonial grade matcha, fruit mixes and extra creamer and boba for home creations. Listed prices as at 2026 start at $12 for pearl milk tea powder, $15 for a 180 ml fruit mix and $29 for ceremonial matcha powder. Gift packs include bubble tea straws, and free gift wrapping and a card.
Customers say the packaging is neat and the gifts look good. One received a handwritten thank-you note with their order, and another says delivery was fast, arriving two days after ordering. Customers say the instructions are easy to follow and the pearls and tea taste good, and one finds the drinks not too sweet. Another says the Pearl milk tea tastes like the bubble tea from a shop. Customers also say the service is quick and that staff check in when a customer is unsure. For a gift for a family member who likes bubble tea, the kits suit a home kitchen.