Shopping

You can easily walk from Guysers Gaystay to the CBD and find all the major retail outlets, supermarkets, souvenir and gift shops, clothing stores, art galleries and more.

Below is a selection of stores and galleries that offer unique hand made New Zealand gifts.

Mountain Jade

1288 Fenton Street, Rotorua

No trip to Rotorua is complete without seeing New Zealand's premier jade carving studio and shop. Come and see the master carvers at work creating beautiful pieces of art and discover the mystical qualities of jade. Take your time to view or shop for beautiful handcrafted pieces including necklaces, pendants, earrings and accessories.

If you are going to purchase one gift from New Zealand that you will cherish for life, then Mountain Jade is the place to come. more..

Outdoorsman Headquarters

6 Tarawera Road, Rotorua

Set in a 35,000 sq foot, multi-levelled, rustic timber environment you will find yourself browsing for hours through vast displays of outdoor equipment and apparel, with informed staff to assist you with the right purchasing decision.

The Outdoorsman Headquarters are stockists of one of the largest ranges of technical and branded clothing in New Zealand, including pure New Zealand merino and possum/merino knitwear by quality brands such as Icebreaker, Native World, Koru and Merinomink.

From fashion to casual, travel, hunting or hiking we have an extremely comprehensive range suitable for everyone.

Bikes can also be hired from the Outdoorsman to explore the Redwood forest trails which are just minutes away from the store.

Open 7 days a week.

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Te Puia Gift Shop and Gallery

Hemo Road, Rotorua

The gift shop at Te Puia Māori Arts and Crafts Institute has a wide range of uniquely New Zealand gifts including pounamu (NZ jade) jewellery, Rotorua mud spa products, 'Kiwiana' T-shirts and possum/wool clothing accessories.

A wide range of Māori carvings are available from the Taonga Gallery. Larger pieces include tekoteko (carved figures), while smaller items include patu (clubs) and wakahuia (carved treasure boxes). These items have been carved by students and tutors of Te Puia's world-renowned carving school.

The Taonga Gallery also offers designer glassware and ceramics as well as a beautiful range of jewellery made from bone, paua (abalone shell) and greenstone. All pieces purchased in the Taonga Gallery are packaged by our staff for travel and can be shipped overseas. Te Puia also accepts carving commissions.


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De Flute Glass Studio & Gallery

153 Fairy Springs Road, Rotorua

A life-long fascination with moving colour and light motivates glass blower Ron van der Vlugt. His work has a sense of movement, an instant of fluid light and colour frozen in glass.

As a child Ron experimented in the dark with torches and pieces of coloured plastic from car tail lights. As a glass blower, he is intrigued by the elusive challenge of capturing the shifting qualities of light and colour as the glass moves from a glowing, flowing, molten state into a cool, hard, solid shape.

Like the Italian glass blowers, Ron works "hot and fast" with few tools, working the glass quickly while it is fluid and hot, relying on the natural forces of gravity and spinning to shape it.

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Agrodome Gift Shop

Western Road, Ngongotaha, Rotorua

At the Agrodome Gift Shop you will find top quality New Zealand sheepskin products, leather jackets and woollen garments as well as a superb range of New Zealand souvenirs.

They also stock the finest range of Merino winter wear, undergarments and throws and an impressive range of 100% natural skin care products made in New Zealand.

A pack and post service to any country is available if you can't fit your purchases in your suitcase.

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Wai Ora Mud Spa Products

Wai Ora Lakeside Spa, 77 Robinson Ave, Holdens Bay, Rotorua
Or Hells Gate, State Highway 30, Tikitere, Rotorua

The 'Alite' Spa product range utilizes the unique properties of Rotorua's mineral-enriched mud sourced from Hells Gate Geothermal Reserve and is combined with some of New Zealand's finest natural ingredients including Manuka oil (Tea Tree Oil) and Manuka honey to develop a comprehensive skin care regime.

Rotorua's unique geothermal mud is renowned for its healing and invigorating properties. This gorgeous range of products is perfect for detoxifying and purifying tired skin, absorbing excess oils from pores and natural anti-bacterial agents work to assist in the prevention of acne and break outs. Alite has a range of scrubs, masks, oils, lotions and salts for the face and the body.

The Alite range has been extensively trialed both internationally and in New Zealand on a range of skin types. The product has not been tested on animals.

Available from Hells Gate gift shop and the Wai Ora Lakeside Resort or online.

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