Below you'll find insider tips on getting the best from New Zealand, from hints on finding a home to reviews of the hottest restaurants in town.
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Places to Shop
Auckland
Auckland is increasingly becoming a city of malls filled with Australian chain stores, each one bigger than the last. And even the malls are part of an Australian chain – the... read more
Areas To Shop
AUCKLAND
Luckily the predominance of malls in Auckland hasn’t harmed its best outdoor shopping precincts. In fact, pulling the chain stores into the malls has brought more diversity and... read more
Department Stores
Auckland has only one quality department store, the venerable Smith & Caughey. The elegant large store in an old building on Queen Street and a smaller outlet on Broadway in Newmarket (09... read more
Markets
Chaffers is a fresh produce market that’s open Sunday mornings (07:30 to 13:00) in the carpark between the Te Papa museum and Waitangi Park. It’s not as big as the Vivian Street Markets... read more
Shopping Malls
AUCKLAND
Sylvia Park and Botany Town Centre, the two biggest malls at the time of writing (with Westfield’s new 100 plus Albany store in development), have more of an atmosphere than... read more
