When you live in a smaller , more rural suburb you really notice when there's a new shop that's…read moreopened . Zen zone ,is well exactly that a zone for zening out on . A stupendous selection of water fountains and zen gardens . All the equipment you need to set up that Bonsai tree you've always wanted . Prices were ? I say that because I've not much to compared it to ... What really made me stop by was Terrariums , but what he had on offer was leaning more towards miniature gardens with small Nic nac things to start your own terrarium . Super nice staff member who offered me a green tea just for looking and stopping by . I wish him luck as it seems to be musical shops in this town , there one week ! Somewhere else the next .

I Frank J. Mihalic author of "Bonsai for Kids" bonsai book. Have NOT given the owner of…read moreZen-zone.co.nz (Roger Nakhle) written permission to reprint or sell any of my books. Zen-zone.co.nz has my Bonsai for kids Bonsai books for sale on thier zen-zone.co.nz Web page. I have asked them to remove them from thier Web page...and they have refused. Zen-zone.co.nz is in violation of my copyright. *tried to handle via email..but they REFUSED TO COMPLY.

If you need to buy gifts for anyone, then this is the place to go. You can browse around, and there…read moreis nobody looking over your shoulder. The store is laid out for a quick stock turn around, leaving one item on show and the rest packed in boxes ready to become much loved gifts. I have yet to enter this store and not find a suitable gift for anyone and everyone. They stock vases, bowls and home decor pieces. During the Christmas period, they were selling the most beautiful decorations you could find, and they were cheap as chips. Initially I thought they were just opening up to cash in on the Christmas gift rush, but this outlet store's popularity is making them it the one stop gift shop on the Shore. The lady that served me offered to wrap my gift, a service that adds to the five stars they've already achieved.

This place is consistently on trend ! And you can find…read moregreat gifts here , they also have Seedling range for kids with a little bit of pocket money . I mentally pick out stuff to put in my house when I'm a grown up . Wait for their sales , really get that bargain you need . They also sell online .

I was so looking forward to going in and seeing lots of retro furniture and other stuff. I must…read moreadmit that there were a few bits but not as much as I hoped. Good for buying some unusual ornaments etc.

I first discovered Little White Box at the Kraftbomb market. They sell a range of cute and dainty…read morehand crafted ceramics, mainly ornaments and kitchenware. They are all handpainted and made right here in Auckland. I have purchased a few hanging ornaments of birds and an angel and they are really special. I see now, looking at the products on their website there some cute bunny rabbit designs too. As for the pottery range, I really like the bowls/cups that have red hearts painted on them, and the polkadots and the blue stars. These would make a great addition to any kitchen. The Kraftbomb market is held every last Sunday of the month at the Grey Lynn Community Centre in Auckland 11am-2pm, and is the perfect way to spend a lazy sunday!

I love Love Cast. Geddit? Well, that's okay, it wasn't really a joke was it…read more This isn't the kind of shop that you'd come to for one thing in particular, it's much more a browser (nothing to do with computers). It's definitely a girly-girl, nana-ish type of place, and as all of the stock is Asian, may I say Asian-y? The best things are these little microwaveable porcelain bowls that come with plastic lids, so that you can store leftovers classily in your fridge and then reheat them easily. So now you know that you have to appreciate the dinky to really like Love Cast. No wait, the best things are these plastic spoons. I'm not sure I can give them full credit here though. They come in lots of different sizes (from eating to serving) and colours, and are I think made of melamine. I have quite a collection and find them superior for desserts and cereal consumption when the thought of the cold metal of an ordinary spoon is deeply offensive to one's sense of culinary aesthetics. And perhaps they're so appealing because we all ate off them as babies. Also, they have slippers (in the manner of thin-soled things to offer to guests), some pretty quilts down the back of the shop, and some extraordinarily kitsch clocks. There's also jewellery and other bits and pieces.

No. 1 Mart is located in the biggest building of SouthPoint, Manukau's newest complex of stores…read more I've been to SouthPoint so many times and never actually noticed No. 1 Mart until recently. It's a massive store but it's not as full of stock as you'd expect it to be. They do have a semi-interesting range of giftware, costumes and novelty items. They've got about half a wall full of gift bags and tonnes of crepe and tissue paper (I'm a sucker for wrapping and packaging presents!). That was probably the only part of the store I was really interested in. The prices are fairly low and that location is great for picking up that last-minute item for a gift. Otherwise there's nothing to differentiate No. 1 mart from any other dollar store. Hope they pick their game up though- the store is massive and they could stock it with some awesome stuff if they wanted to.

Just want to commend the awesome customer service I received from owner Jesse and worker Jayden…read morewhen I popped into the store today being Monday 2nd May 2016, awesome knowledge on product enquired which was the Minecraft toys and things. An exceptional level of customer service and product knowledge. Totally recommend to anyone. Keep up the great work guys and thank you Jesse. Top Notch Regards, Haedon N SATISFIED CUSTOMER