Discover NZ’s independent bookshopsDiscover New Zealand’s independent bookshops

Independent bookshops are part of what makes New Zealand’s literary culture so special. From cosy village stores to much-loved city bookshops, these unique spaces are full of character, local knowledge and stories waiting to be discovered. They’re more than places to buy books - they’re community hubs, gathering places and an important part of Aotearoa’s book-loving identity.

Featured bookshops

The Book Exchange - Caffeine & Book Dealers
10/8 Glendale Road
Glen Eden, Auckland

107 bookshops

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Almo's Books
42 High Street South
Carterton, Wellington
anec•dote
587a Mount Eden Road
Mt Eden, Auckland
Arty Bees Books
106 Cuba Street
Te Aro, Wellington

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Beattie & Forbes Books and Post
72 Bridge Street
Ahuriri, Napier
Blue Hills Books
417 Parnell Road
Parnell, Auckland
Boat Books
22 Westhaven Drive
Westhaven, Auckland
Book Club
77 Devonport Road
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Book Haven
160 Riddiford Street
Newtown, Wellington
Book Hero
8/4 Rawiri Place
Hobsonville, Auckland
BOOKee Store
44 Waverley Avenue
Glenfield, Auckland
Bookmark
15 Victoria Road
Devonport, Auckland
Books & Co Ōtaki
216 Main Highway
Ōtaki
Books for Kids
310 Grey Street
Hamilton, Waikato
Books on High
8 High Street
Auckland Central, Auckland
Bookworms
Online only
Browsers Bookshop
Riverbank Lane, 298 Victoria Street
Hamilton, Waikato
Bruce McKenzie Booksellers
37 George Street
Palmerston North Central, Palmerston North

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Carson's Bookshop
600 Pollen Street
Thames, Waikato
Chapter Book and Tea Shop
442 Mount Eden Road
Mt Eden, Auckland
Chicken & Frog Bookstore
3 Clifford Square
Featherston, South Wairarapa
CLNZ Books
Online only
Cook The Books
41 College Hill
Freemans Bay, Auckland

D

Dear Reader
436 Richmond Road
Grey Lynn, Auckland

E

Emmas at Oxford
53 Main Street
Oxford
Enamoured Books
346 Remuera Road
Remuera, Auckland
Evermore Books
9 Ellis Avenue
Mt Roskill, Auckland

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Finntasy Books
6 Riddiford Street
Newtown, Wellington
Fleet Street Books
1 Fleet Street
Devonport, Auckland

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Glenbrook Vintage Books
Unit C, 2/31 Bowen Street
Waiuku, Auckland
Green Bay Bookshop
58 Godley Road
Green Bay, Auckland
Green Dolphin Bookshop
82 Pitt Street
Auckland Central, Auckland

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Hard to Find Books (Auckland)
4 Glenside Crescent
Eden Terrace
Hard to Find Books (Dunedin)
20 Dowling Street
Dunedin
Harrisons Book Heaven
76 Red Beach Road
Red Beach
Heart Reads
Online only
Hospice Books
1 Hammond Place
Birkenhead

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Inglewood Book Centre
31 Rata Street
Inglewood, Taranaki

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Karakter Books
118 Carlton Gore Road
Newmarket, Auckland
Katja Pott Art & Books
Satellite Studios (opp. The Incubator Red Barn)
159, 17th Avenue, Tauranga

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Lamplight Books
G01, 100 Parnell Road
Parnell, Auckland
little Unity
31 Vulcan Lane
Auckland Central, Auckland
Lucky's Book Shop
27 Lady Ruby Drive
East Tāmaki, Auckland

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Mainly Fiction
30 Saint Clair Place
Browns Bay, Auckland
Marsden Books
159 Karori Road
Karori, Wellington
Matakana Village Books
2 Matakana Valley Road
Matakana
Matamata Districts Book Club Library Warehouse
4798A State Highway 29
Matamata, Matamata & Surrounds
McLeods Booksellers
1105 Pukuatua Street
Rotorua, Waikato
Messines Bookshop
50f Fitzherbert Street
Featherston, Wellington
Mewington's Book Shoppe
24 Main Street
Foxton, Palmerston North
Ministry of Books
59 Dundas Road
Sanson, Manawatū-Whanganui
Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop
93 Main Street
Greytown, Wairarapa
Muirs Bookshop
136B Gladstone Road
Gisborne Central, Gisborne
My Little Library
1484B Dominion Road
Mount Roskill, Auckland

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Naylors
34 Turangi Town Centre
Turangi, Waikato
Never Ending Books
The Village, Street Level, Shop 3/1, Moenui Avenue
Orewa
North Canterbury Books
206 High Street
Rangiora

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Onehunga Books & Stationery
251 Onehunga Mall
Onehunga, Auckland

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Page & Blackmore
254 Trafalgar Street, Nelson Central
Nelson Central, Nelson
Paige's Book Gallery
60 Guyton Street, Whanganui
Whanganui Central, Palmerston North
Paper Tree St Martins
3/92 Wilsons Road, St Martins
St Martins, Christchurch
Paper Tree Tower Junction
Unit 5, Tower Junction Village, Whiteleigh Avenue, Addington
Addington, Christchurch
Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore
Shop 8, Rapuwai Lane
Lake Tekapo, Canterbury
Piccadilly Bookshop
Shop 1, Avonhead Mall, 210 Withells Road
Avonhead, Christchurch
Pictura Children's Book Shop
Online only
Poppies Hamilton
19 Casabella Lane
307 Barton Street, Hamilton
Poppies Howick
83 Picton Street, Howick
Howick, Auckland

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Rare Books Auckland
Level 1, 6 High Street, Auckland Central
Auckland Central, Auckland
Red Square Books
Shop 5, 1 Devonport Road
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Renaissance Books
Online only
Reverie Booksellers
52 Edgeware Road, St Albans
St Albans, Christchurch
Round & Round
324 Maunganui Road
Mount Maunganui, Tauranga

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SAarkie Stories
Unit 8, 59 Paul Matthews Road
Rosedale, Albany
Schrödinger's Books
137 Jackson Street
Petone, Wellington
Scorpio Books
120 Hereford Street
Christchurch Central, Christchurch
Scorpio Books Telling Tales
101-111 Cashel Street
Christchurch Central, Christchurch
Smith's Bookshop
Tannery Emporium, 3 Garlands Road
Woolston, Christchurch
Sonshine Bookcentre
84 First Avenue
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Steadfast Books
17 Wise Street
Christchurch Central, Christchurch

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Tawa Books & Post
181 Main Road
Tawa, Manawatū-Whanganui
The Booklover
Shop 2, 1 Milford Road, Milford
Milford, Auckland
The Bookshop Pahiatua
89 Main Street
Pahiatua, Manawatū-Whanganui
The Children's Bookshop
Shop 26 Kilbirnie Plaza, 10 Rongotai Road
Kilbirnie, Wellington
The Clocks Bookshop
12 Normans Road
Strowan, Christchurch
The Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop
1 Jervois Road, Herne Bay
Herne Bay, Auckland
The Good Story
65 Rue Lavaud
Akaroa, Christchurch
The Grimoire
A specialist online only independent bookseller focused on unusual, hard-to-find and collectible titles
The Ink Pot
19 St Andrew Street
Dunedin, Otago
The Martinborough Bookshop
6 Kitchener Street
Martinborough, Wellington
The Next Chapter
72 Brownston Street, Wānaka
Wānaka, Otago
The Nook Bookshop
143 Rodney Street, Wellsford
Wellsford, Northland
The Open Book
201 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Ponsonby, Auckland
The Paihia Bookshop
Shop 2, 39 Williams Road
Paihia, Northland
The Picton Bookshop
28 High Street
Picton, Marlborough
The Piggery
42 Walton Street
Whangārei, Northland
The Women's Bookshop
105 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Ponsonby, Auckland
Timaru Booksellers
331 Stafford Street
Timaru Central, Timaru
Time Out Bookstore
432 Mount Eden Road
Mt Eden, Auckland
TopNotch Engraving and Book Exchange
18A King Street
Pukekohe, Auckland