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30 Years Young, Thunderpants since 1995.

by Thunderpants LtdJun 05, 2025

30 Years Young, Thunderpants since 1995.

Back in 1995 Thunderpants was born. A much loved baby whose parents had high aspirations for their new child.   Thunderpants was nurtured in our lovely seaside Nelson home. Adorned with block prints and lovingly stitched, Thunderpants made their debut being exhibited at Sub Gallery. There was much furore- many admiring the beauty and comforting qualities while others were affronted by the sheer gall of these cheeky unders being so bold, comfortable and enormous. The Thunder parents glowed with pride as their offspring provided such comfort and joy without any regard for all the usual underwear trappings of scratchy lace,...

Inclusion and visibilty: a double edged sword.
by Thunderpants LtdJun 07, 2022

Inclusion and visibilty: a double edged sword.

In 2020, as the pandemic began, like almost everyone else on earth I spent more and more time online. For me this extra time online had positive effects, as I found—for the first time—more and more of my community....      

Thunderpants and Product Stewardship
by Thunderpants LtdMar 15, 2022

Thunderpants and Product Stewardship

Product Stewardship is a way of reducing waste by adding value to that product at the end of it's life and increasing the recycling of products that cause environmental harm when they become waste. Good product stewardship helps to identify the materials that should be substituted because of their impacts...

International Women's Day 2022
by Thunderpants LtdMar 07, 2022

International Women's Day 2022

On this International Women’s Day 2022, Thunderpants wants to recognise the work done by women to make our business great. 

Taking over the world, one undie at a time
by Thunderpants LtdMar 30, 2021

Taking over the world, one undie at a time

Did you know that there are THREE Thunderpants locations - New Zealand, USA and England? How bloody brilliant is that? No matter where you are in the world, we've quite literally got you covered. Cheeky goodness is taking over! 

International Women's Day 2021
by Thunderpants LtdMar 08, 2021

International Women's Day 2021

Held on the 8th of March every year, International Women's Day is a day for us to join voices with people around the world and shout out loud our message for equal rights - “Women’s rights are human rights!” 

A look back at the bizarre year that was 2020
by Thunderpants LtdDec 19, 2020

A look back at the bizarre year that was 2020

Well oh well. Whata year! We really hope everyone survived the crazy ups and downs of 2020. It was definitely a year to remember, with perhaps parts of it worth forgetting.. but we made it! 

Dem Bones
by Thunderpants LtdDec 01, 2020

Dem Bones

We were recently approached by the lovely Amanda Taylor from House of Science and asked if we'd like to get involved in helping promote science and add to our science library in schools! Hells to the yeah we would!

Facing Giants Photoshoot
by Thunderpants LtdOct 12, 2020

Facing Giants Photoshoot

We had such a marvellous time on our last Not Model photoshoot that we decided HEY, let's not stop doing these sort of photoshoots with normal everyday people going about their everyday activities.

Charlotte Cleverley Bisman
by Thunderpants LtdAug 27, 2020

Charlotte Cleverley Bisman

We lasted visited Charlotte Cleverley Bisman's incredible journey about 5 years ago in one of our first blog posts. Since then, Charlotte has wowed us by reaching some unbelievable milestones so we felt it was time for an update!

Dark Sky
by Thunderpants LtdJul 29, 2020

Dark Sky

When you hear Martinborough, naturally you immediately think of Thunderpants followed maybe then by wine, olive oil, great food.. but soon (fingers crossed) you'll be able to add Dark Sky Reserve to the list!

We are CarbonClick certified!
by Thunderpants LtdMay 19, 2020

We are CarbonClick certified!

    We're CarbonClick certified and we think it's the best thing ever!

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Wairarapa, 5741
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