Buy local

Aotearoa New Zealand has a wealth of fabulous bookshops – see a list below from north to south.

Find your local and support them, and when you buy New Zealand books you support local writers and publishers too.

Independent bookshops

Northland

Moran’s Bookshop
https://www.facebook.com/moransbookshop
+64 9 439 6149
Dargaville, Northland

Marston Moor
https://www.marstonmoor.co.nz
+64 9 408 0350
Kaitaia, Northland

Storytime
https://www.craniums.co.nz
+64 9 438 4406
Town Basin, Whangarei, Northland

Auckland

Campus Books at Massey University Albany
https://campusbooks.nz
+64 9 415 0348
Albany, Auckland

Abacus Educational Book Supply Ltd
http://www.abacusbooks.net.nz
+64 9 415 0630
Albany, Auckland

Dear Reader Limited
http://www.dearreader.co.nz
+64 9 360 0383
Grey Lynn, Auckland

Matakana Village Books
http://www.matakanavillagebooks.co.nz
+64 9 423 0315
Matakana, Auckland

Onehunga Books & Stationery
https://www.obsonline.co.nz
+64 9 634 0349
Onehunga, Auckland

Paper Power Browns Bay
http://paperpower.co.nz
+64 9 478 8334
Browns Bay, Auckland

Paradox Books
http://www.paradoxbooks.co.nz
+64 9 446 0023
Devonport, Auckland

Poppies Howick
https://poppiesbooks.co.nz/
+64 9 532 9642
Howick, Auckland

Take Note Mairangi Bay
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 9 478 5328
Mairangi Bay, Auckland

The Booklover
https://www.thebooklover.co.nz
+64 9 489 8836
Milford, Auckland

The Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop
https://www.dorothybutler.co.nz
+64 9 376 7283
Ponsonby, Auckland

The Women’s Bookshop (Auckland)
http://www.womensbookshop.co.nz
+64 9 376 4399
Ponsonby, Auckland

Time Out Bookstore
https://www.timeout.co.nz
+64 9 630 3331
Mt Eden, Auckland

ubiq
https://ubiq.co.nz
+64 9 306 2700
Auckland Central

Unity Books (Auckland)
http://unitybooks.nz
+64 9 307 0731
Auckland Central

Bay of Plenty / Gisborne

McLeods Booksellers Ltd
http://www.mcleodsbooks.co.nz
+64 7 348 5388
Rotorua

Books A Plenty
http://www.booksaplenty.co.nz
+64 7 578 6607
Tauranga

Muirs Bookshop & Cafe
https://www.muirsbookshop.co.nz
+64 6 867 9741
Gisborne

Waikato

Bennetts Waikato University
http://www.bennetts.co.nz
+64 7 856 6813
Hillcrest, Hamilton

Books For Kids (Hamilton)
https://www.booksforkids.co.nz
+64 7 856 8274
Hamilton East, Hamilton

Campus Books at Waikato
https://campusbooks.nz
+64 7 856 6813
Hamilton

Poppies Hamilton
https://www.poppiesbooks.co.nz
+64 7 839 0020
Hamilton

Take Note Dinsdale
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 7 847 6062
Dinsdale, Hamilton

Take Note Paeroa
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 7 862 7213
Paeroa

Carson’s Bookshop
http://www.carsonsbookshop.co.nz
+64 7 868 6301
Thames

Paper Power Thames
http://paperpower.co.nz
+64 7 868 6447
Thames

Hawke’s Bay

Plaza Books
https://www.plazabooks.co.nz
+64 6 878 4082
Hastings

Poppies Havelock North
https://havelocknorth.poppiesbooks.co.nz
+64 6 875 8406
Havelock North

Wardini Books (Havelock North)
https://wardinibooks.circlesoft.net
+64 6 877 7783
Havelock North

Beattie & Forbes Books and Post
https://www.beattieandforbes.co.nz
+64 6 835 8968
Ahuriri, Napier

Wardini Books (Napier)
https://wardinibooks.circlesoft.net
+64 6 651 2632
Napier South

Manawatu-Wanganui

Almo’s Books Ltd
https://www.almobooks.co.nz
+64 6 379 7103
Carterton

Take Note Carterton
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 6 379 8231
Carterton

Messines Bookshop
http://www.messinesbooks.com
+64 21 753 920
Featherston

Take Note Ohakune Bookshop
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 6 385 8645
Ohakune

Bennetts Massey University
http://www.bennetts.co.nz
+64 6 354 6020
Fitzherbert, Palmerston North

Bruce McKenzie Booksellers Ltd
https://bmbooks.co.nz
+64 6 356 9922
Palmerston North

Campus Books at Massey Palmerston North
https://campusbooks.nz
+64 6 354 6020
Palmerston North

Paige’s Book Gallery
http://www.paigesbooks.com
+64 6 348 9095
Whanganui

Taranaki

Bookstop Gallery
https://www.bookstop.co.nz
+64 6 758 8120
New Plymouth

Poppies New Plymouth
https://poppiesnewplymouth.circlesoft.net
+64 6 769 6990
New Plymouth

Wellington

Rona Gallery
http://www.ronagallery.co.nz/home
+64 4 562 8062
Eastbourne, Lower Hutt

Schroedinger’s Books Limited
https://www.facebook.com/petonebooks/
+64 22 0242 301
Petone, Lower Hutt

Martinborough Bookshop
https://www.facebook.com/martybooks/
027 253 5055
Martinborough

Hedleys Bookshop
https://hedleysbooks.co.nz
+64 6 378 2875
Masterton

The Bookshelf
https://www.facebook.com/TheBookshelfWaikanae/
+64 4 293 6203
Waikanae

Another Chapter Ltd
https://www.anotherchapter.co.nz
+64 21 0275 0007
Newtown, Wellington

Arty Bee’s Books Ltd
https://www.artybees.co.nz
+64 4 384 5339
Te Aro, Wellington

Book Haven
https://bookhaven.co.nz
+64 4 380 0009
Newtown, Wellington

Marsden Books Ltd
http://marsdenbooks.co.nz
+64 4 476 8066
Karori, Wellington

Tawa Books & Post
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 4 232 5001
181 Main Highway, Tawa, Wellington 5028

The Children’s Bookshop (Wellington)
https://www.thechildrensbookshop.co.nz
+64 4 387 3905
Kilbirnie, Wellington

Unity Books (Wellington) Ltd
http://unitybooks.nz
+64 4 499 4245
Wellington Central

Vic Books Kelburn
https://www.vicbooksandcafe.co.nz
+64 4 463 5515
Kelburn, Wellington

Vic Books Pipitea
https://www.vicbooks.co.nz
+64 4 280 6212
Pipitea, Wellington

Marlborough-Tasman

Take Note Picton
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 3 573 6107
Picton, Marlborough

Page & Blackmore Booksellers
https://www.pageandblackmore.co.nz
+64 3 548 9992
Nelson

Volume Books
https://volume.circlesoft.net
+64 3 970 0073
Nelson

Take Note Takaka
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 3 525 9702
Takaka

Canterbury

Campus Books at Ara Institute of Canterbury
https://campusbooks.nz
+64 3 977 3572
Christchurch

The Children’s Bookshop
https://childrensbookshop.co.nz/
+64 3 366 5274
Christchurch

Paper Tree Bishopdale
http://paperpower.co.nz
+64 3 359 8207
Bishopdale, Christchurch

Paper Tree Northwood
http://paperpower.co.nz
+64 3 323 5445
Christchurch

Paper Tree St Martins
http://paperpower.co.nz
+64 3 332 7993
St Martins, Christchurch

Paper Tree Tower Junction
https://www.paper-tree.co.nz
+64 3 343 1483
Addington, Christchurch

Piccadilly Bookshop Ltd
https://www.piccadillybooks.co.nz
+64 3 358 4835
Avonhead, Christchurch

Scorpio Books Ltd
http://www.scorpiobooks.co.nz
+64 3 379 2882
Christchurch Central

Take Note Ferrymead
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 3 384 2063
Ferrymead, Christchurch

The Clocks Bookshop
https://www.theclocksbookshop.co.nz
+64 3 355 0995
Strowan, Christchurch

University Bookshop (Canty)
http://www.ubscan.co.nz
+64 3 364 2043
Ilam, Christchurch

Petronella’s Gallery and Bookstore
https://petronella.co.nz
+64 21 1541 014
Lake Tekapo

Campus Books at Lincoln University
https://campusbooks.nz
+64 3 222 2468
Lincoln

Emma’s at Oxford
https://emmasatoxford.com
+64 3 312 3432
Oxford

Paper Tree Rangiora
http://paperpower.co.nz
+64 3 313 9383
Rangiora

The Twizel Bookshop
http://twizelbookshop.co.nz
+64 27 4645 062
Twizel

Timaru Booksellers
https://bayhillbooks.co.nz
+64 3 6831 387
331 Stafford Street, Timaru 7910

West Coast

Take Note Hokitika
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 3 755 8167
Hokitika

Otago / Southland

The Kiwi Kids’ Bookstore
https://kiwikidsbooks.nz

+6427 547 4001
Online store run from Wanaka

The Next Chapter Bookshop
https://www.nextchapterwanaka.co.nz
+64 21 0904 6330
72 Brownston Street, Wanaka 9305

University Book Shop Otago
https://www.unibooks.co.nz
+64 3 477 6976
North Dunedin

Take Note Gore
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 3 208 9229
East Gore, Gore

Other bookstores nationwide

Paper Plus
https://www.paperplus.co.nz/stores

Whitcoulls
https://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/stores