Andrick Li starts and ends his day by shaping chopsticks, and said the process was relaxing.

Andrick Li never thought he would be making chopsticks in New Zealand.

Every year, he makes 2000 pairs of them using matai in his Auckland workshop, QWood Studio.

While the process was slow and manual, Li said it was all worth it for creating the perfect eating experience.

"As Chinese, we're so used to using chopsticks so we don't really think about how it's made, but when you actually try to make it, you'll realise that the most traditional designs has its own reasons."