Other shopping in New Zealand
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Rosy Glow Chocolate House
No Collingwood visit would be complete without dipping into Rosy Glow Chocolate House. Chocoholics will go nuts for handmade confection produced with love.
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Mountain Designs
Closed until further notice.
For camping gear, hiking boots and outdoor equipment, head to Mountain Designs near the intersection of Colombo and Lichfield Sts.
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Dunedin Farmers Market
The thriving Dunedin Farmers Market convenes at the Dunedin Railway Station. It’s all local, all eatable (or drinkable), and mostly organic, with everything from Speight’s-beer-flavoured ice cream, gourmet sausages, and Russian pancakes filled with blue cod. There’s usually live music on offer, and a passionate foodie vibe. Grab felafels or espresso to sustain you while you browse, and stock up on interesting fresh meats and seafood, vegies and cheeses for your journey. Also pick up some locally brewed Green Man organic beer.
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La Cigale
La Cigale caters to Francophiles and homesick Gauls, stocking all manner of French produce (wine, cheese, tinned snails etc), and the in-house cafe (mains $7.50 to $17.50) serves delicious delicatessen platters ($18). Yet it’s during the weekend farmers markets that this cigale (cicada) really chirps. Lose yourself among stalls laden with produce, home-made jam, honey and all manner of tasty snacks.
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Ship to Shore
Self-caterers can get groceries and beer and wine from Oban’s general store, Ship to Shore. Also available are sandwiches and baked goodies ($3 to $6), and staff can prepare a packed lunch if you’re going for a day tramp. It’s also the kind of friendly place that announces locals’ birthdays on a blackboard outside.
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toi o tahuna
Exclusively NZ art, with around half the work from contemporary Maori artists. Ask gallery owner Mark Moran for the free ‘Galleries & Artist Studios in the Wakatipu’ guide – proof that Queenstown’s definitely about more than leaping off bridges wearing a giant rubber band.
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St Arnaud Alpine Village Store
The settlement’s only general store sells groceries, petrol, good beer and possum-wool socks. Mountain-bike hire per half-/full-day is $20/40. It also has sandwiches, pies and milkshakes, and from 4.30pm to 8.30pm the owners crank up the fish-and-chip shop ($4 to $9).
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Barrys Bay Cheese
At Barrys Bay, on the western side of Akaroa Harbour (12km from Akaroa), is the enticing Barrys Bay Cheese, where you can taste and purchase fine cheddar, havarti and gouda. Crackers and chutney are available for a spontaneous seaside snack.
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Gallery Takeaway
Next door to Foveaux Hotel, Gallery Takeaway does arguably the planet’s finest fish and chips, and has a small tribute to the sadly lamented Bluff paua-shell house. If fresh oysters aren’t in season, try a Blue Cod meal ($13).
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Mediterranean Market
This is the place to fill up a basket for a lakeside picnic. There are fresh pastas, sauces, Asian cuisine, good local produce and a fantastic deli and bakery. Have coffee and cake at the attached cafe while you make up your mind.
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Out There Clothing
A NZ label with functional clothing that leaves you looking outdoorsy and stylish as you snowboard, mountain bike, or just sit in a bar. The Tshirts screenprinted with Maori proverbs are simple and unique.
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CSTM
Don’t settle for a T-shirt you don’t like – head into CSTM and custom make the shirt of your dreams. No worries if you’re lacking on the creative front, they have a fine selection of pre-made options too.
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Hohepa Organic Cheeses
Part of a Steiner-based community of people with intellectual disabilities, this shop sells local produce, including delicious cheese (made on-site), biodynamic fruit and vegetables, candles and clothing.
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Blackball Salami Co
The Blackball Salami Co sells low-fat venison and beef salami. If you’re planning a barbecue pick up some tasty snarlers as they say in Kiwi-speak – that’s sausages for the uninitiated.
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Fernery
Opposite the DOC office, the Fernery sells crafts, paintings and island-themed books, especially titles for kids. Pick up a CD of bird calls, so you’ll know your kiwi from your kaka.
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Honey Centre
About 5km south of Warkworth, the Honey Centre has a cafe, free honey tasting and glass-fronted hives. The shop sells all sorts of bee-related products, from candles to mead.
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Motueka Sunday Market
On Sunday the car park behind the i-SITE fills up with trestle tables for the Motueka Sunday Market: produce, jewellery, buskers, arts, crafts and Doris’ divine bratwurst.
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Cods & Crayfish
Among all of Kaikoura’s munificent marine life, the one species you just can’t avoid is the crayfish. You can buy fresh, cooked or uncooked crays from Cods & Crayfish.
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Nins Bin
You can buy fresh, cooked or uncooked crays from the iconic Nins Bin, a surf-side caravan 23km north of town. Upwards of $35 should get you a decent specimen.
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Arthur’s Pass Store
The Arthur’s Pass Store sells sandwiches, pies and good breakfasts. Limited groceries and petrol are very expensive; fill up in Christchurch or Greymouth.
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East Cape Manuka Company
The progressive East Cape Manuka Company sells soaps, oils, creams and honey made from potent East Cape manuka. Stop for coffee and kai (food).
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Bellatino’s
Picnickers should head for Bellatino’s, which stocks gourmet ingredients from the bay and abroad, along with coffee and cakes to eat in or take away.
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Martinborough Wine Centre
You can sample and purchase many wines under one gabled roof at the Martinborough Wine Centre, which also sells olive oils, books, clothing and art.
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Te Waipounamu Jade
Te Waipounamu is scrupulously authentic, selling only NZ pounamu handcrafted into both traditional and contemporary designs – all with an aesthetic flavour.
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Alpine Guides Shop
The Alpine Guides shop sells travel clothing and accessories, and mountaineering gear, and rents ice axes, crampons, daypacks and sleeping bags.
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