Coromandel Peninsula
Apparel, jewellery, homewares, prints and carving all come with a Māori design influence at this Māori-owned store. Most of the work is by Māori artists…
Must-see shopping in Australia & Pacific
New Plymouth
Fabulous Kiwi crafts, jewellery, and bath and beauty products in a lovely shopfront on the main drag. Art and design gallery exhibitions happen with…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Heavy on the organic, the bespoke and the locally sourced, Willunga Farmers Market happens every Saturday morning on the corner of High St and Main Rd…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
This craft association gallery at the quiet end of the Rocks is full of beautiful and original creations. It's the perfect spot to pick up a unique gift…
Alice Springs
This stunning gallery showcases artworks from the Western Desert communities of Papunya, Kintore and Kiwirrkurra – even if you're not buying, it's worth…
City Centre & Haymarket
The magnificent QVB takes up a whole block and boasts nearly 200 shops on five levels. It’s a High Victorian neo-Gothic masterpiece – without doubt Sydney…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Built in 1924, this historic, renovated shopping arcade has interesting stores selling vintage clothing and organic and sustainable goods. The arcade also…
Darwin
One of Darwin's best galleries of Indigenous art, Outstation presents the works of nine different Aboriginal art centres from across the NT, from Arnhem…
Tasmania
Held every Sunday morning in the Wharf precinct. Stalls include Manu bread, Mount Gnomon pork, Red Cow Dairies cheese, Braefield lamb, Cradle Coast olives…
Wellington
Sets the standard for every bookshop in the land, with dedicated NZ tables piled high, plus regular book launches, author readings and literary events. We…
Coromandel Peninsula
Excellent arts-and-crafts shop with loads of local products and a quirky selection of Kiwiana works. Highly recommended for distinctive souvenirs and…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Three kilometres north of Berrima, Berkelouw’s stocks secondhand and antiquated tomes. There's also an excellent selection of new Australia-themed books.
Adelaide
The best bookshop in Adelaide is in the worst location (in the thick of the Hindley St strip-club-and-hookah-pipe fray). Still, don't let it bug you: jazz…
Tauranga
Vinyl Destination is far more than a record store – it’s music incorporated, with a bar, beer garden, live-music venue and even a radio station (105.4FM)…
Adelaide
Running between Rundle Mall and Grenfell St, the 1885 Adelaide Arcade is a high-Victorian commercial masterpiece, lined with high-end watchmakers,…
Melbourne
This retail arm of Craft Victoria showcases goods handmade exclusively by Victorian artists and artisans. Its range of jewellery, textiles, accessories,…
Tasmania
After a fire destroyed its Gilbert St outlet, this marvellously eccentric shop and cafe relocated to a 19th-century mansion nearby. Customers travel here…
Melbourne
This bright corner shop is the place to stock up on singular souvenirs from more than a hundred local designers – prints featuring city icons, tram socks,…
Palmerston North
Demand for Lynn Kirkland's homemade natural remedies led to the Herb Farm opening in 1993. Her daughter joined the business, and together they sell…
Hobart
A key tenant at the Salamanca Arts Centre, Handmark has been here for 30 years, displaying unique ceramics, glass, woodwork and jewellery, plus paintings…
Melbourne
Across from the station, this place is loud, pungent, and chock-a-block with food: meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, deli goods and a whole lot of stuff that…
Butter Factory Studios & Gallery
Southern WA
Run by a local collective of women artists, this is a terrific place to pick up some fine handcrafted wooden utensils, beautiful ceramics, paintings,…
Midlands & Central Highlands
In the vaulted 1833 convict-built cellar of what was once a coaching inn, then a B&B, is the unexpected Book Cellar, specialising in Tasmanian tomes. Grab…
Wellington
Country, folk, pop, indie, metal, blues, soul, rock, Hawaiian nose-flute music – it's all here at Slow Boat, Wellington's long-running music shop and Cuba…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
This vibrant food market is set under shady fig trees. Tuck into excellent organic produce while catching some live, local tunes. One of the region's best.
Kingsland & Mt Eden
Work by local artisans, including beautiful Māori designs and authentic pounamu (greenstone) jewellery.
City Centre & Britomart
The inner-city's best independent bookshop with a fine selection of NZ tomes.
The Sepik
Ralf's house, on a 400m ridge overlooking the coast at Tower (a radio mast), 15km inland from Wewak, overflows with Sepik carvings, collected over a…
The Sepik
Run by local carver and artist Ronnie, this riverfront store in the first (easternmost) village has the best concentration of artefacts on the Sepik, from…
Bora Bora
For traditionally designed tattoos head to this highly rated tattoo studio. Popular, sterile and reliable. Book well ahead as Marama is something of a…
Fortitude Valley
Channelling West LA with its low-slung architecture, lush streetscape and sports cars, this is the Valley's most glamorous strip. The addition of the…
Fortitude Valley
Kneading the good stuff since 1968, northern Italian Angelo peddles perfect pasta from a red shed in a backstreet car park. You'll find both fresh and dry…
Fortitude Valley
Fans of Camilla's statement-making silk kaftans include Beyoncé and Oprah Winfrey. And while the label may be Bondi based, its wildly patterned, resort…
Brisbane
For a locavore sugar rush, hit this lauded confectioner. From the macadamia brittle and raspberry marshmallow to the ruby chocolate bars, all of the…
Fortitude Valley
While you won't stumble across any celeb-endorsed eau de toilettes at Libertine, you will discover some of the world's most coveted and hard-to-find…
Brisbane
Brisbane's biggest antiques centre is a veritable sea of memories and design inspiration. Scour its 60-plus stalls for original and upcycled furniture …
Brisbane
Don't delude yourself: the small-batch, artisanal chocolates from this Sunshine Coast Willy Wonka will override any self-control. Best sellers include…
Brisbane
Home-grown Maiocchi is well known for its fun, vintage-inspired frocks. Brighten your wardrobe with custom prints, '50s silhouettes and the odd Japanese…
Sunshine Coast
This sprawling temple to all things organic and sustainable offers fresh fruit and vegetables, beauty products, natural-fibre clothing and holistic health…
Fortitude Valley
Indie boutique Phoebe Paradise prides itself on selling 'fashion for ratbags'. At the helm is local artist-designer-musician Phoebe Sheehy, whose bold…
