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Auckland’s Orakei Bay Village is the latest hotspot to visit for beautiful homeware, speciality flowers and delicious food Why you need to visit Orakei Bay Village if you love interiors A vacant waterfront warehouse and former gin distillery has been transformed into Auckland’s newest retail and hospo hub. Alongside Kings Plant Barn and specialty grocery […]

This independent home interiors store on the outskirts of Auckland embraces craftsmanship and handicraft  Shop profile: Zavedo When Jo Azevedo started creating interiors for her husband’s building business six years ago, she became hooked on forming the ultimate space. “I designed interiors for entire new-builds and smaller renovation projects,” Jo says. “It became a huge […]

An outdoor space previously occupied by food trucks and street food vendors has morphed into a whimsical cave full of flowers, lanterns and other-worldy charm Pop-up restaurant Gypsy Caravan Husband-and-wife hospo dream team Annelise and Ryan Clarke have transformed the space formerly occupied by The Street Food Collective (which they own, as well as restaurant […]

Taking full advantage of its position at the entrance to a brand-new mall, this cafe welcomes shoppers with its warm, friendly vibe and just a hint of Alpine ski chalet The Food Crew The Food Crew has been refuelling shoppers since the day Auckland’s NorthWest mall in Westgate opened last October. The warm, inviting space […]

Vintage treasures carefully selected and sometimes restored sit alongside new finds at The General Store, located in one of Wellington’s heritage buildings The story behind The General Store It can be hard for Bec Roberts to leave work behind. That’s because the owner of The General Store, the iconic Wellington outlet which specialises in vintage, refurbished […]

Treasures sourced from all over Asia are displayed thoughtfully in this Wellington homeware store and they won’t cost you the earth It’s hard finding a slot in Tania Siladi’s diary. Not only is the Wellingtonian co-owner of Dragonfly Restaurant and the Asian Food Republic range of fresh and vac-pac foods, she’s also raising four children. […]

Flowers, interior design and fashion combine in this retail space making its mark in one of Auckland’s poshest suburbs Owner and creative director Kelly Karam has been creating bespoke, fashion-forward wedding and corporate florals for over a decade. Designing her own retail space, which opened in April, meant she could intertwine her love of fashion, […]

An intimate, luxurious and bespoke hair salon on Auckland’s North Shore has created a holistic centre of beauty and wellbeing, incorporating a space for yoga and events, too Belinda wanted to create a look that blended into the natural surrounds, as well as an atmosphere of wellbeing where nature meets nurture. Indoor-outdoor flow was important, […]

A light-filled space above one of Dunedin’s busiest streets offers a place to relax, sip coffee and browse beautiful and cutting-edge homeware When Dunedin interior designer Sandy Cubitt opened the doors to her pop-up store in October 2014, it was only meant to be a short-lived affair. With her homeware store Moi already well established […]

Whitegold store is a sophisticated and well-built home for on-trend homeware in the Bay of Plenty Shop profile: Bay of Plenty’s Whitegold Most visitors to Whakatane’s whitegold presume it’s named after the modern precious metal. Not so, laughs owner Kate Clark – it’s actually a cheeky reference to the milk cheque that gave the lifestyle […]

Sisters Emma and Kate have captured the essence of a French boutique with their store Maman by using a mixture of modern and classical elements Fashion boutique Maman, located in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket, has an interior to die for. The classical/industrial decor – with a touch of whimsy thrown in – was a collaborative […]

A former west Auckland icon has been given a new lease of life as a homeware store The Art Bunker was a local art gallery and somewhat of an institution in Titirangi, west Auckland, for many years. When the property, including a home at the back, came on the market in mid 2014 – owners […]