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Kōrero: Shops

Whārangi 9. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki

  • Heritage walk – Karangahape Road

    This document gives the history of many of the shop buildings around Karangahape Road – historically one of Auckland’s main shopping locations (PDF, 5.85 MB).

  • Retail NZ

    The website of the association that represents retailers.

  • Shops and shopping

    Chapter 14 of this Christchurch City Council document describes the evolution of shopping in that city from its early European settlement till the early 2000s (PDF, 4 MB).

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

  • Blades, Zisis Bruce. Wellington’s Hellenic mile: the Greek shops of twentieth century Wellington. Wellington: Z. B. Blades, 2005.
  • Chao, Sally. Where fashion sold for less: the story of Whitehead & Pears, drapers and milliners Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand, 1908–1977. Auckland: S. Chao, 2005.
  • Hince, Kevin, and others. Opening hours: history of the Wellington Shop Employees Union. Wellington: Central Distribution Workers Union, Industrial Relations Centre, Victoria University, 1990.
  • Hunter, Ian, and Diana Morrow, eds. City of enterprise: perspectives on Auckland business history. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2006.
  • Rogers, Anna, and Max Rogers. Turning the pages: the story of bookselling in New Zealand. Auckland: Reed, 1993.
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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Shops, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/98454/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 6 April 2010, updated 19 February 2026.