Auckland Bookshop Tour

Time Out Bookstore is taking part in Auckland Bookshop Tour 2026. Ready for a bookshop adventure? The Auckland Bookshop Tour returns for NZ Bookshop Day, running from 7–18 October with 17 participating bookshops and 12 days to explore them all.

1. Anecdote Bookshop (Mt Eden)
2. Books on High (CBD)
3. Chapter Book & Tea Shop (Mt Eden)
4. Dear Reader (Grey Lynn)
5. Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop (Ponsonby)
6. Enamoured Books (Remuera)
7. Fleet St Books (Devonport)
8. The Green Dolphin Bookshop (CBD)
9. Lamplight Books(Parnell)
10. Matakana Village Books (Matakana)
11. Onehunga Books & Stationery (Onehunga)
12. Poppies Howick (Howick)
13. The Booklover Bookshop (Milford)
14. The Open Book (Ponsonby)
15. The Women's Bookshop (Ponsonby)
16. Time Out Bookstore (Mt Eden)
17. Unity Books Auckland (CBD)

Pick up an Auckland Bookshop Tour map from any participating shop, make a purchase (there’s no minimum spend) and collect a stamp. Visit at least two bookshops to enter the draw, then leave your completed map at the last participating shop you visit. You could win $425 in bookshop tokens! Round up your book-loving friends, grab your map and start planning your tour. How many bookshops can you tick off?