Malls in larger cities are open seven days a week. Other stores and shops are generally  open from 0900hrs to 05.30hrs.Mon-Fri with at least one late night until 0900hrs (usually Fri) and Sat & Sun morning. There are many duty free shopping centers in the cities but goods must be collected at the airport of departure. Shopping specialties include sheepskin, Kauri wood paua shell products, pure natural honey, award-winning wines, fruit wines, dried flowers, lanolin skin products, New Zealand & Maori arts & crafts, feijoa and Kiwifruits, greenstone, fibre & glass arts, Sheep from New Zealand's high country runs and lush green pastures provide sheepskins for a multitude of uses such as floor rugs and car seat covers. There are specialist sheepskin shops in every main centre. New Zealand is making a name for itself in the pottery field. With high-grade clay useable straight from the ground, pottery is competitive in price. Nelson and the Coromandel Peninsula are particularly good places to buy pottery. Superb quality objects d'art crafted from native woods make a unique and authentic gifts. Paua, a brightly coloured greeny-blue shell, can be found in souvenir shops through out the country. Silver and paua earrings, necklaces and rings are unique to New Zealand. The shell when polished makes a beautiful object in its own right. Alongside top international fashion in boutique stores in the main city areas, you will also find New Zealand's own award-winning fashion labels, including Zambesi, NomD, Karen Walker and World. On the west coast, craftspeople are creating beautiful work from another natural resource greenstones (nephrite jade). The Maori have a long tradition of making body ornaments from it, and many of the traditional patterns are still used today. Visit a West Coast factory to see the craftspeople at work and buy a unique gift from New Zealand.

Auckland

Auckland is a rewarding experience for the avid shopper offering the opportunity to shop 'til you drop at bustling open air markets, trendy boutiques, modern shopping centres, designer stores and the largest factory outlet mall in Australasia. Whether you are looking for an authentic reminder of New Zealand, an exclusive gift, or exceptional fashion, Auckland's diverse and seemingly inexhaustible range of shopping alternatives make the region a unique and exciting place to shop. Auckland boasts definitive New Zealand style with its leading edge fashion wear and world class designers. In Auckland, there are over 13,000 shops, the stores are bigger, the choices wider and the prices keener than you'll find anywhere else in New Zealand. Newmarket's Broadway is apopular modern shopping boulevard style shops, side walk cafes and art and crafts stores. 

Shopping hours

Duty Free Shopping:
Visitors to New Zealand may purchase duty-free goods, which are not subject to local taxes, from airport duty-free shops on arrival and departure. Duty-free stores in downtown Auckland will deliver purchases to aircraft departure gates

Rotorua

Rotorua's downtown shopping district is a provincial hub for a wide suburban and rural population. The emphasis here is on hassle-free shopping in relaxed surroundings. Rotorua boasts some of the best shopping opportunities in the country, particularly in the crafts line. Local and other New Zealand-made specialties include leather fashions, woolen products, Maori wood carvings, greenstone and paua shell jewellery and famous Rotorua mud products.

Fletcher Challenge Forests Visitor Centre
The Whakarewarewa Forest recreation area is managed by Fletcher Challenge Forests for your enjoyment. World class running, walking and mountain biking tracks, as well as tranquil picnic areas, are all within five minutes drive of Rotorua. Set amongst magnificent Californian Coastal Redwoods, the Fletcher Challenge Forests' Visitor Centre is the place to find out about the forest and how to access it. There is also a selection of unique giftware handcrafted from native and exotic timber by some of New Zealand's finest woodworkers. You will find the perfect gift or a memento to remember your visit into the woods. 

The Jade Factory
The Jade Factory is a workshop, where you can watch master carvers create jade carvings and beautiful pieces of jewellery using jade, black pearl and diamonds set in gold and silver. A sophisticated showroom displaying authentic and original works of art is adjacent to the Jade Factory.The hand sculptured carvings are designed in traditional and contemporary styles and incorporate special meanings connected to hope, strength, growth and the family bond. 

The gift centre 
The gift centre sells an extensive range of high quality souvenirs and handcrafted gifts including woollen products, clothing, jewellery, ornaments, New Zealand native wood items. The quality products are sold at reasonable prices. The staff are delighted to spend time to explain the history of New Zealand Jade and the treasured place it has in the tapestry of New Zealand life. They will gift wrap your purchases and freight them to any part of the world for you.

Myvaluetravel Note:

• Make sure your trip to Rotorua includes a visit to the Jade Factory and Gift Centre.

• Hours - 9:00am till 7:00am in Summers, 9:00 till 6:00pm in Winters.

The Souvenir Centre
For you to take home quality gifts and souvenirs of New Zealand THE SOUVENIR CENTRE is the ultimate store to visit. You will experience an excellent and friendly service, and above all honest prices. You can send your goods to any country in the world (GST refunded when posting to overseas countries) It specializes in New Zealand Arts & Crafts, Woollen products, T-shirts, sweatshirts, wooden boxes, bowls, paua and jade jewellery. 

Myvaluetravel Note:
The Centers accepts all major credit cards or T.C.

Christchurch

Some superb shopping is available to round up a very satisfying visit to Christchurch. The avid shoppers will enjoy themselves to the hilt. Weekends are dedicated to shoppers with Fridays offering late-night shopping in the downtown and most of the malls open through Saturday and Sunday. New Zealand is very well known for good quality wool, leather and deerskin products, outdoor clothing and equipment. The various shopping malls offer a great variety in products both quality and brand wise. Rugby Gear and designer garments make interesting buys.

The Arts Centre is an interesting shopping venue which opens up the local art market to the visitor and all under one roof. One can pickup some unusual artworks. In-fact during the weekends an Art and Craft Market is organized at the Center.

Riccarton Mall is worth a visit, being the largest on the South Island. 

• The New Regent Street offers some specialty shopping in Spanish colonial buildings. 

• The Merivale Mall is an up market mall and shopping street

• Cashel Mall provides large variety of quality shops and arcades.

If you are looking for antiques, Christchurch is a good place with Antique shops scattered all throughout the city.

Queenstown

Shopping is Queenstown's specialty, and souvenir shops here are as good as any, you will find elsewhere. Your search for the best of New Zealand made goods ends here. Linger awhile in uniquely New Zealand stores promoting contemporary craft and design, or try on some of the finest New Zealand apparel. From the quirky to the quaint, the funky or the fabulous, to the simply practical, it's wise to leave space in your luggage for the 'must haves' on your shopping list. Queenstown has long shopping hours and most stores are open late all week and many offer an in house overseas packing and postage service, which means that you can send your purchases straight home and have all sorts of parcels waiting for you when you get back. Exercise your credit card in some of the best boutique shops to be found in New Zealand. Stroll the Mall and Queenstown bay waterfront to the Steamer Wharf Village complex. Shop for fashion items then enjoy an elegant late night drink. Sheepskins, jewellery, jade, opals and paua, souvenirs, designer clothing, pure wool handknits, ski gear, out gear.....you will find a great range of quality New Zealand-made goods in Queenstown.

O' Connell's Pavilion is the ideal place for national and international designer labels with a food hall. It has around 20 retailers under one roof, with something for all the family from compact discs to jewellery, contemporary art to knitwear, fashion clothing to eyewear. Two floors of specialty shops and boutiques open 7 days, 9 am till late. 

Steamer Wharf Village consists of 20 boutiques and one of New Zealand's largest duty free stores.

Tahiti Pearl Dream specializes in black Tahitian pearls.

Queenstown's Gallery of  Fine Art  Come in and appreciate one of the finest selections of originals by New Zealand's leading artist in oils, water colours and gouache.

The Paua Shell & Gift Centre  'The specialists of New Zealand's Paua Shell'. The comprehensive range of jewellery and giftware is unique for its wonderful lustre of iridescent blues and greens.

WOW! Learning Curve is an amazing shop packed with things to make you think. Something for all ages, from adults right down to early childhood. Specializes in quality educational games, puzzles, toys and books, most of the products are unique.