Sunday, 16 May 2021 08:27 AM MYT Beekeeper Sven Stephan explaining about manuka honey in the New South Wales town of Somersby. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. MAY 16 — Beekeepers in New Zealand are seeking the exclusive right to use the “manuka” label for their honey, pitting them against rival Australian farmers over a prestige product that can fetch hundreds of dollars per jar. Manuka honey takes its name from the Maori term for Leptospermum scoparium, the flowering shrub whose nectar forms its essence, which is found in both Australia and New Zealand.