Best gift stores in New Zealand

"  If beautifully simple homewares are your style then look no further than Father Rabbit. They have items that have a Scandinavian sensibility in a clean white background to showcase the pared back forms. Materials favored are - wood for chopping boards, handles on spatulas, rolling pins - stainless steel for egg beaters, flan tins, measuring spoons - linen for bedsheets and tea towels - enamelware for pie tins, ladles and roasting tins - white ceramic for cups and saucers, plates and mixing bowls and simple french glassware for tumblers and carafes. They also stock plant based cleaning products with alluring names such as Effortless Floor Splash and Premium Glass Polish which sounds like they do all the work for you."

"The best bookstore in the city, Unity is small and filled wall to wall with amazing titles. There is a superb selection of cookbooks, fashion books, design books, fiction and non fiction. Even when closed the window display can captivate with its alluring covers."

"The Object Room has a huge wall of aromatics from Panpuri and Karmakamut which are worth browsing but I was drawn in by the beautiful glassware from Danish brand Muuto. Particularly the fine Corky glasses and the stacking muted grey Same Same But Different glasses."