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.
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.