Auckland Shopping

  1. Children's Bookshop

    This sprawling shop has shelves chock-a-block with stories, adventures and sneakily educative titles. The excellent NZ section stocks supreme children's authors such as Margaret Mahy and Pamela Allen, as well as Maori myths. Helpful staff can help you choose a book to suit your toddler to your young adult.

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  2. Unity Books

    Well-stocked shelves contain books from every genre, but Unity specialises in locally published works and the cream of international imports. Check out the 'staff recommendations' shelves, with hand-written reviews.

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  3. Whitcoulls

    Your run-of-the-mill big bookshop, Whitcoulls is where you can anonymously flick through magazines, and scan the shelves for self-help titles, airport reads and a selection of NZ literature.

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