About Harrier

HARRIER NZ: The brand name Harrier is a nod to where the roots of this little business begun in a small town in rural Central Hawkes Bay. 

Who am I? My name is Emma McCutcheon and I am currently the butcher, the baker and the candle stick maker in this little leather business. I obtained my trade at Massey University gaining a Bachelor of Design in Fashion. After 4 years of study I went on to work for some amazing New Zealand designers in their workrooms. In these early days it was clear that to be successful in the NZ fashion industry takes tireless hard work, grit and determination. It was exhausting! But I was hooked!  

After spending some time overseas working and travelling I came home to Hawkes Bay and started a popular little equestrian business making halters, bridles, breastplates etc, after recently selling this popular equine brand Harrier NZ was born. It took many, many years of trial and error, quite a few ruined pieces of leather and a lot of incredibly frustrating failed attempts at 'creating the picture in my head' to be able to be truly proud of a product I have produced from scratch. 

The Harrier workshop: Now I am based in the beautiful Waikato where my workshop is set up on a private residence in Tamahere. Every product embossed with the Harrier logo has been created in this space. All products are cut, skived, punched, sewn, sanded, painted and finished right here in NZ, exclusively for you to enjoy. 

I truly hope you love and cherish your Harrier time piece as much as I loved creating it for you, thank you so much for supporting this lifelong dream of mine.

Yours truly,

Emma xxxx