This superette is the epitome of a convenience store because it's so convenient! It's right next to…read morethe bus stop that all the buses stop at before they go to town. Brilliant for a student who's always late to the bus and never has change! I'd always stop here to get some change and it never failed me. The store itself isn't very flash at all. There's a lot of stuff everywhere and it's not the cleanest of places but totally does the job. There's ice creams, lollies, gum, and other handy items that you need. It's a good place to stop if you need something quickly and can't face going to the supermarket. The guy on the till was always really nice and friendly and didn't seem to mind that I only came here to buy a pack of gum and get cash out. Good on ya mate.

My local, love it here. Best place for 2 for $5 cold 1.5L without having to schlep all the way…read moreinto the Countdown around the corner, or wait for it to cool in the fridge. Staff are all friendly and they even have ready cooked Taro on Sundays, and Fijian/Australian twisties. The cold 500ml for your Vodka Lift Plus is only $2.50 too

Yup, they are the last shop stop before Piha so if you are heading out to the West Coast beaches…read moreand have a necessary dairy article to purchase you had better stop into the Oratia Superette. They have always had, and still do have, the best ice cream cones in town with a rainbow of flavours, as well as all of the freezer packaged ice creams and ice blocks. All of the essentials are here, bread, milk, grocery items and a section where you can purchase your stamps. I love the community notice board at the shop entrance, always brimming with interesting notices.

Anyone who knows anything knows this is the last shop before Piha (not counting the actual shops in…read morePiha). So if you're on your way out for a big day at the beach, this is a common place to stop and stack up on snacks, drinks, magazines and the like; everything you need for a lazy day in the sun shine. Like any truly good dairy they sell ice cream on the cone, not just premade ice creams in the fridges. Heaps of flavours, get a double or a triple, just make sure you don't spill it in the car down those windy Piha roads. It's also a great place to stop on your way home from Piha to grab milk or bread or whatever is you may need.

I love this store! and the lady there is so chill and the cheers is so cheap!!! and also the food…read moreis yum and cheap!! my favourite convenience store 4ever

Everytime I visit the Fridge, it is for a creative meeting funnily enough: to discuss theatre…read moreprojects or media interviews. I would have the say the staff are transactional, not that friendly so this does not fare well with me. The Fridge offers a cooked menu with all the normal contenders: Eggs Benedict, hash browns, paninis and so forth. Apparently the gourmet pies are die for, sadly I didn't feel like one. They also do scrummy salads and homemade sweets including rocky road and lamingtons. This time I had a mammoth banana and chocolate-chip muffin that I couldn't finish, with a triple shot coffee. The coffee was average and the experience sitting outside in the courtyard was pleasant. The Fridge is mad busy with locals so be prepared to wait in line! :)

About a month ago, my Mum and I ventured to Kingsland to try out The Fridge Cafe. I had received a…read morevoucher from a friend and was very excited, as I have wanted to go to The Fridge for ages! (Sadly, probably due to the fact that I do not hang out in Kingsland as often as I would like). We arrived at The Fridge around 2.30pm on a Saturday. We decided on a hot drink and a sweet cake. [Side note: I had previously read every review of The Fridge online, so thought it would be interesting to go for afternoon tea instead of breakfast/brunch as this is what most of the reviewers had wrote about]. Service was friendly when we walked in. Not overly attentive, but not distant either. The first thing you notice is the large cabinet by the till - except when we arrived, there was very little food left. The cabinet looked tired and unorganised. My Mum pointed out that as the food dwindles throughout the day, they should still make sure the rest of it looks good. I totally agreed. Nothing looked highly appealing, except for a few sweet cakes. We ordered a an extra hot, trim flat white ($4), an extra hot, trim hot chocolate ($4.50) and a Sticky Date Pudding Cake served warm with cream ($5.50). We also bought two chocolate chip cookies ($3.50 each), to take away. Both drinks were perfect - extra hot and strong! I do find at most cafes that there will be a 50/50 chance whether they will make it extra hot or not. Usually I just take it back if it is not hot enough. If you do come to The Fridge, I recommend ordering a hot chocolate as it is sweet and comes with marshmallows and a chocolate fish! One of the few places in Auckland that gives you both! However, the highlight of our afternoon tea was definitely the Sticky Date Pudding Cake! It was delicious! It was warm the whole way through, very moist and had a good serving of dates inside the cake. It was just like eating the real dessert! As for the décor, well it was a bit too casual and alternative for my liking. The Fridge has many different seating areas with odd chairs. Personally, I think it is a bit of a waste of space. Overall, The Fridge had great coffee and sweet treats. Just a shame about the décor and funny seating... May go back to try one of their pies - I have heard they are pretty good!

This is actually quite a big dairy. They have all the usual supplies, like milk and junk food and…read morebread and things like that, but they also do Lotto, and have a massive fresh flower selection, and even have quite a decent grocery selection. And sewing and craft emergency supplies. Friendly staff as well who are keen for a chat. They have eftpos, and until recently have been the eftpos cash out service for the takeaway next door...

A convenient store stops being convenient when they are closed when you need them to be open. This…read moreconvenience store is convenient. For instance need to top up your HOP card or buy a bus pass, they do that and from early morning until late at night. I wanted diet coke at 9pm the other night, the other dairy on Broadway was closed, this one, open! Also another bonus, the magazine selection, they sell many magazines even the international editions. Going to the movies in Newmarket, come here first to pick up your candy, there's heaps! Lots of drinks too. The shelves are stocked with all sorts of items you'd probably like to buy from a supermarket but are too lazy to walk to Countdown in 277 so you pay the extra 20% premium instead. The man who works here is so nice, he works really long hours but is always really kind and wishes you a nice day. Make sure you do the same to him :)

Milford has it's very own organic grocer!! SO fancy!…read more Although, it's much to expensive to be my regular grocer, I am stoked that it's here. You know, just in case I have sudden urge to whip up some quinoa or make a chia seed & cacao smoothie. The shelves still look a bit bare but what they do have is Little Island's new chocolate coconut milk. Delicious, but dangerous. I'm warning you, 1L doesn't last long! They also have friendly, fresh-faced staff who welcome you on arrival and a loyalty system that goes someway towards mitigating the price. Well done, Huckleberry, well done!

It's nice place to grab all organic groceries with a delightful stroll along the east coast road…read more Once in a while, you can spot heavy deals on fresh salads, the day before they are restocking!

This dairy operates somewhere in the middle of that No Man's Land between the Balmoral Dominion…read moreRoad shops and the Mt. Roskill Dominion Road shops. If you find yourself halfway between the two and in desperate need of an ice block, this is probably where you'll go. It's a pretty good dairy, as far as dairies go. It definitely leans towards snacks rather than household necessities but I'm fine with that as I've only ever come here wanting snacks. They probably have newspapers and beans and furniture polish tucked away somewhere like other dairies, but I've never looked. Their prices are what you'd expect for a dairy. What makes this place good, as opposed to average, is that the guy behind the counter is friendly - not overly so, but just a touch more than polite. It's this warmness that makes it appealing to come here, and he's never made me feel bad that I'm only ever there for chips and lollies.