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Parnell Village Shops Auckland

3 Reviews Höglund Glass is one of the top quality New Zealand items you may like to purchase on your visit down here. Of course transporting this medium home can be a mission, however the shop will organise...

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the 4 main Shopping Malls Christchurch

7 Reviews This is Christchurch’s and – nearly logical – the South Island’s biggest shopping mall. You have a choice of 150 shops, and especially if you are looking for shoes this is the place to go. Sometimes I...

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The Merchant of Tirau Tirau

1 Review This may not be a shop for travellers, but it could be. Especially if you are looking for some cuisine from home. There is a very interesting array of wine here and lots of other goodies to go with...

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Newmarket Auckland

2 Reviews Here is a chance for New Zealanders and travellers to purchase this quality French lavender produce imported from Provence, Sth France. This range of creams, oils and such are well known and liked all...

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Artcenter Market Christchurch

7 Reviews UPDATE - unfortunately this has been closed since the February 2011 earthquakes. Located in the back of the Art Center building, the Fudge Cottage is a small yet fully stocked sweets outlet....

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The Christmas Heirloom Company Tirau

1 Review The Christmas Heirloom Company sells Christmas decorations all year round. They have the most incredible selection of trees and themed decorations - some traditional stuff, and more quirky ideas too....

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Zarbo Delicatessen & Café. Auckland

1 Review This place is the whole experience. You can have lunch and or you can shop for food and kitchen items not normally found in NZ shops. The ambience is busy and I found it too noisy, but it's a lively...

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Useful Tips Christchurch

2 Reviews The Malls around Christchurch are some of the best places to go looking for most of the items you need. You can get around them quite easily via the Orbiter Bus which has its route going past...

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Kathmandu Christchurch

1 Review Standing at corner of Lichfield St and Colombo St, you have a selection of stores at your fingertips practically in all directions: Bivouac/Outdoors, Kathmandu, The Great Outdoors, High Country, Snow...

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The Paua Shell Factory and Shop: Paua from the factory

by vtveen

This shop or factory has everything what has been made of paua (or abalone). And believe that is a lot. Most of them are more or less knick knacks. But off course there are very special things to buy, like paua jewellery.Perhaps more interesting is the free factory tour to see how the rough shells are being crafted. There is also an informative video about the life of the Paua. Paua: shells, 'nick nacks', jewellery from one dollar till .....

Living Light Candles: Candles with New Zealand nature and culture ....

by vtveen

Off course we found everywhere in the country tourist shops with candles, often even with candles made by Living Light Candles. But it is appropriate to buy these gifts at the factory, situated in Takaka, Golden Bay.We did like most the candles with the so called culture candles (with green stone or paua) and those with natural icons like dolphins and penguins. They were really original gifts for our friends and family at home.But in the shop you will find a lot more different candles in all sizes and colours. from a couple of dollars till .....

Supermarkets: Beer unique to New Zealand

by kiwi

Supermarkets and BottleStores stock this beer. TaaKawa is described on it's label as an "Indigenous Ale of Aotearoa". This is a special opportunity for you to sample an ale brewed with malt from plants of our native forests. The ingredients are gathered by hand from around New Zealand, including some coastal islands. TaaKawa is brewed by the Waituna Brewing Company, in the Rangitikei Valley, North Island.I am not a big beer drinker, but I find this to be quite light and similar to a lager.The taste is not strong or too different, however it is unique.The main source is the Kawakawa shrub, which grows on coastal and lowland forests. Maori have traditionally chewed the leaves of this plant to ease toothache. The leaves are peppery and if you are familiar with the Kava plant of Fiji you will recognise it as they are related, as well as the Pepper plant found in Indonesia. 4-Pack of 330ML...

Shoc Chocolate: Bizarre but Tasty Chocolate in Wellington

by AKtravelers

Rose-flavored chocolate? Earl Gray Tea-flvored chocolate? Hot Lemon chili-flavored chocolate? Have you ever heard of such things? at Shoc Chocolate in Wellington they have! Our friend Lisa recommended (or maybe insisted) that Andrea do some chocolate shopping at Shoc. There are over 30 different flavored chocolates that you can by in bar faorm, and they allow you to sample all of them before you buy. Of course, Andrea HAD to try every single one! They have standards like just plain chocolate or coconut chocolate, but they also have some pretty bizarre types too, so trying many flovors is a must. You can also buy chocolates with creams inside them and they have an espresso bar, but we stuck to the flavored chocolate. That's what made this place unique to us. The service was very friendly and they certainly didn't mind helping us taste our way through their collection -- in fact, the girl...

Glassons: styles for everyone

by Jenny-Lemalu

you find GLASSONS at almost any mall in New Zealand....New Zealand is my second home....i go there 3 or four times a year...and my favorite thing to do is shopping....if you go to a chinese store....you can always bargain wit them....hehe..so u ought to be good at bargaining....smiles...at least dats wat i always do....goes to show im a cheap island fob....lol...

Most Bottle Shops will sell it: Try the locally brewed cider

by ashley05p

Must try the Scrumpy cider (in a plastic bottle). It's 8% alcohol and contains 8 standard drinks. Not the best tasing in the world, but by half-way through the bottle it doesn't taste that bad! Brewed in Gisborne on the east coast of the North Island. About $6 USD

Auckland International Airport Terminal: Good Quality Arts.

by kiwi

Just to let you know, that at Auckland International Airport Terminal, there are a selection of shops including some that sell very nice Pacific Arts.You can get certificates of authenticity and be fairly certain they are fine examples of Polynesian and other arts.Aside from what you can buy, in the public area, there is also a few shops behind customs in the area where travellers can relax before boarding their aircraft. You can pay from $NZD100 to around $NZD4000. Depending on the item. But if it is quality it's worth it. You really can't buy a lot of these things anywhere else in the world.

Warehouse: Cheap stuff

by mad4travel

The warehouse is New Zealands answer to Walmart. Not as big but pretty cheap none the less. And with the NZ dollar at such a good exchange rate its hard to resist their prices - especially if you are from the UK. T shirts shoes and clothing are very cheap - so much so you can throw them all away at the end of your trip and make more room for souvenirs!

anywhere: Local gift

by joanj

If you need to purchase a gift for a lady, then may I suggest a piece of jewellery made from the Paua shell.The Ariki Paua (Haliotis Iris) shellfish is unique to New Zealand's environmentally pure southern coastal waters. The fish is edible and sought after as a national delicacy. Here I have to tell you a friends father dove for some to put on our BBQ, and believe me you have to have a taste for it. She sliced it and BBQ'd it, and they raved about it, but I tried to chew it, but gave up. At least I tried it!!.I did bring back some cleaned Paua shells, but of course they are nothing like the shell found in the jewellery, which is polished, cut and shaped to fit jewellery .The Maori have used the shell for centuries as inlay eyes for their carvings.I bought myself a pair of earrings in the shape of a kiwi, with Paua shell inlaid for the body part of the bird.The picture shows my Paua...

Be sure it's real!: Authentic Maori items

by kiwi

When you are shopping for Maori arts you can be assured you are buying authentic and high quality items if they bare the Toi Iho mark. This ensure that the artist is of Maori descent, the item is high quality and that it has been passed by a Maori panel of artists.This follows a trend around the world to authenticate indigenous arts of their countries.

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