Shopping in New Zealand
New Zealand has many types of shopping from the large retail chains to the great local markets. New Zealand has most major brands and a few that are New Zealand born including 'Canterbury' and 'Kathmandu'. Shops are usually open from 9am to 5-5.30pm, and many shops are also open on Saturdays and some open on Sundays.

Arts & Crafts
New Zealand’s unique selections of arts & crafts shops offer special New Zealand gifts, including garden art and sculpture, hand blown glass art, leather work, wood art, traditional and contemporary Maori art and carving, and Pacific art for New Zealanders at home or abroad, or for visitors travelling throughout New Zealand.

Fashion
Alongside top international fashion in boutique stores throughout the main city areas, you will also find New Zealand's own award-winning fashion labels, including Zambesi, NomD, Karen Walker and World

General Store
You can find a General Store in all major cities and most rural towns in New Zealand, offering everything from food to pharmacy products to basic clothing wear. Most are owner operated and have a wealth of local information from places to visit to restaurants to rural events

Gifts & Souvenirs
New Zealand offers a great selection of souvenir shops. Most shops stock a comprehensive range of jewellery, clothing and beauty products like Greenstone (New Zealand Jade), Paua, Bone & Wood Carvings, Possum & Merino knitwear, Lanolin Skin Care, Manuka Honey and Thermal Mud products

Markets
New Zealand's unique tourist shopping destinations like Auckland's historic Victoria Market with its ‘New Zealand Walk of Fame’ and it’s many shops and stalls including arts and crafts, designer clothing, souvenirs and jewellery

Shopping Centres
New Zealand shopping malls and shopping centres provide a comfortable and convenient way to shop, under cover and air conditioned they offer a wide variety of shops, food halls and bars, some of the bigger ones like Westfield’s have a multiplex cinema complex

Sports & Leisure
New Zealand sports and leisure stores offer the forgetful traveller a wide range of goods to accommodate their adventurous visit to New Zealand. All major cities and most rural towns in New Zealand have a sports and leisure store to assist and provide the overseas or local hunter, fisherman, camper, skier and mountain biker with information and equipment

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Electronic stores, duty free shops, jewellery shops and more, New Zealand has a comprehensive range of shops and stores to fulfill every traveling shopaholic dreams

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