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Wakanavu - New vendor?

The Kap'n

The Groggy Kaptain (40g)
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Does anyone else have experience with this vendor? They seem to be based in NZ and sells their own brand and other brands of kava. I find it a bit weird that they have locations in Australia too, because isn't kava banned there? https://wakanavu.com/pages/locations

Their webpage is https://wakanavu.com/
Looks to be a reseller of various other vendors also with a farm in...Fiji I think. Yes, kava is banned in Australia. They may just be posturing for if/when they open up the country to imports.
 

babesugarbunny

Kava Enthusiast
Looks to be a reseller of various other vendors also with a farm in...Fiji I think. Yes, kava is banned in Australia. They may just be posturing for if/when they open up the country to imports.
Thanks for the answer! I'm a bit curious to try them out. They have a package of ten 100g bags of different kava varieties for 75 NZD that is interesting.
 

Michael Nielsen

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BobBriggs

Kava Curious
I bought from them in Australia prior to the travel bans. I got the impression they had someone who brought the kava in. That would explain why they couldn't get any to me after Covid hit. It shipped from Sydney itself.

Kava isn't technically banned in Australia. It's in a grey area. It isn't like many banned drugs where mere possession is illegal. You can't import it by post, but you can in your luggage. I think there are restrictions on selling it, but I don't know if these are actively enforced. They are supposed to be being relaxed at the end of this year.

Given the restrictions, I haven't tried a lot of the most famous brands for comparison, but Wakanavu was the best that I have tried. Really hope they return to operating in Australia after the travel ban ends.
 
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