Soft, loveable, cute and best of all, locally made-

How could yoozzoo's get much better? The answer: they can't! Unless maybe with each purchase of one you were granted three wishes. But let's be realistic here. It's a wish come true enough just to own one of these cuties.

These well-crafted, huggable plushies come from New Zealander and dreamer Julian Stokoe. Animator by trade and with a lineage of crafters behind him, he's created six yoozzoo characters. Each character comes with a unique description of its personality, but if you look closely, you'll see that all yoozzoos are the same underneath. Aww. Cute and a lesson in tolerance all sewn into one!

They've been lovingly stuffed with fluffy 100% NZ wool, which means they easily can double as a pillow for an afternoon nap. For all of those collector's out there, they were made in a limited run of only 50 each of the six figures, so grab them fast!

You can check out and order the yoozzoo characters on their bright and cheery website, come see them in the plush at Toy Kong in the Canterbury Arcade off of High Street in Auckland or if you've crossed the gap, you can pick them up in Melbourne at Small Dreams.