Meet the puck
A wood fire puck is a hockey-puck-shaped block of compressed New Zealand pine. Sawdust and offcuts from local Waikato sawmills, pressed under huge pressure into a uniform shape. No bark. No glues. No binders. Just compressed pine. Sold in 10L boxes.
Firewood is hard work. Pucks just burn.
Why busy Waikato households are switching from firewood to wood pucks.
No chopping or stacking
Pucks turn up at your door already dry, already pressed, already stackable. No splitting, no kindling, no woodshed reorganising. Hand the chainsaw back to the garage.
Lights every time
Compressed under massive pressure, pucks hold no moisture. They catch on the first strike — even on the wettest Waikato weekend. No more frustrated huffing at smouldering logs.
Burns clean
Less ash to scoop. No bark crumbling on the carpet. No spiders crawling out of the kindling. Just clean, predictable heat and an easier weekly clean-up.
Hot fast, burns long
Pucks catch in minutes and hold their heat for hours. No babysitting the fire, no stoking every 20 minutes, no rushing back from the kettle to save the last embers.
How they're made
From sawmill offcut to your fireplace, in four steps.
Collect from our Otorohanga sawmill
We use untreated pine sawdust and offcuts from our Otorohanga sawmill — material that would otherwise go to landfill or be burnt as waste. No bark, no treated timber, no fillers.
Dry it down
The wood is kiln-dried to drop the moisture content right down before pressing. Dry wood means a hot, clean burn with no water to boil off before heat reaches the room.
Press under massive pressure
The dried pine is compressed in industrial presses at huge pressure. The heat and pressure release the wood's natural lignin, which acts as a built-in glue — binding the puck together without a single drop of synthetic adhesive.
Pack and deliver
The cooled pucks are sorted and boxed into 10L cartons. From here they head to Bunnings stores nationwide, or straight to subscriber doorsteps every Monday morning.
Pucks vs firewood vs coal
How each fuel stacks up on the things that actually matter when you're heating a home.
| Pucks | Firewood | Coal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lights first try | ✓ | — | — |
| No bark, splinters or spiders | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Easy to store | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No chopping or stacking | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| No chemicals or additives | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Burns hot AND long | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Made from waste, not mined or chopped | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Cleaner indoor air | ✓ | — | ✗ |
Where you can use them
Pucks aren't just for the lounge. Here's the full list of places they hold up.
Family homes
The everyday plan. Pucks turn up every Monday, the fire's lit by evening.
Open fireplaces
Traditional villas, brick fireplaces, the lot. Clean burn, steady heat, no spitting embers.
Modern wood burners
Metros, Masports, Kents. Pucks are sized right for enclosed fireboxes.
Pizza ovens
Untreated pine — food-safe. Restaurant-grade fuel for backyard pizza nights.
Smokers and BBQs
Slow, even, low-smoke heat. Made for low-and-slow weekends.
Fire pits and braziers
Outdoor evenings without the firewood mess. Stack, light, enjoy.
Cafés and restaurants
Bulk subscription, consistent supply. Built for hospitality.
Industrial users
Coal alternative for Waikato boilers, kilns and drying processes. Bulk pricing, reliable delivery.
Choose your Weekly Plan
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3-Box Plan - $36/week
Subscribe NowTotal of 30L of fuel. Perfect for 3 or 4 evening fires or for smaller homes.
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5-Box Plan - $50/week
Subscribe NowTotal of 50L of fuel. Ideal for daily evening use in a standard family home.
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10-Box Plan - $90/week
Subscribe NowTotal of 100L of fuel. Designed for large homes and constant fire usage
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Find at Bunnings
10L Wood Fire Puck boxes are stocked at Bunnings stores nationwide.
Buy bulk firewood
5m³ and 8m³ loads of kiln-dried untreated pine offcuts, delivered across the Waikato.