Buy local – keep NZ bookshops alive!
New Zealand has a wealth of fabulous bookshops – see a list below from north to south. Find your local and support them, and – even better – buy New Zealand books and support local writers and publishers too. The local literary sector needs all the support it can get in 2020 …
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
Take Note Tawa
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 4 232 5001
Tawa, Wellington
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
West Coast
Take Note Hokitika
https://www.takenote.co.nz
+64 3 755 8167
Hokitika
Otago / Southland
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
