How honey exporter Comvita fared during the Covid-inflicted daigou downturn 19 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM 5 minutes to read Manuka company Comvita aims to put its earnings on a more sustainable path after a string of losses. Photo / Hawke's Bay Today Manuka company Comvita aims to put its earnings on a more sustainable path after a string of losses. Photo / Hawke's Bay Today New Zealand's biggest mānuka honey exporter, Comvita, has had a chequered earnings history in recent years. For so long the company was a slave to the weather, its results largely driven by the success or failure of the honey harvest.