The Mat Collective is a locally owned yoga mat maker, selling its own designs online across New Zealand. Its website places the business in Mount Maunganui. Each mat is made from natural tree rubber and cork with a recycled plastic top, which the company says keeps roughly 12 to 15 plastic bottles out of the ocean per mat. The range also includes kids' yoga mats and other yoga and pilates accessories.
Customers who have written about the mats describe them as soft and velvety, comfortable for kneeling and holding poses, and flat when rolled out, which they say sets them apart from cheaper mats. The company's own story is that the founder started in yoga and wanted a mat that was supportive, non-slip and sustainably made.
For someone who practises at home and wants a mat that will last for years, this is a shop to look at for its design and its materials.