Meet Five Shopkeepers from Wellington's Te Ngākau Civic Precinct

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From beauty salons to clothing stores and ceramic shops to jewellers, these are the people running the Te Ngākau Civic Precinct’s businesses.

Goldie

Clothes and homewares on display on shelves in a retail store.
Place Hutt Valley
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Nestled in the seaside village of Eastbourne and online, Goldie is a beautiful home and lifestyle corner store (and paradise) for design lovers.

Wanda Harland Design Store

Colourful clothes and candles displayed inside Wanda Harland in Petone.
Place Hutt Valley
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Balancing fun and frivolity with being kind to our planet, Wanda Harland is a store in Petone that sells a range of sustainable home goods designed to last the distance.

Goodness Boutique

Street view looking into clothing store Goodness in Lower Hutt Wellington
Place Hutt Valley Lower Hutt
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Goodness Boutique is a mainstay on Jackson Street, Petone, providing great wardrobe choices to the fine people of greater Wellington since 2005.

The Merry Go Round

Retro posters on the wall, an old Space Invaders arcade game, and a vintage wooden table laden with retro crockery for sale at The Merry Go Around.
Place Hutt Valley
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Head to The Merry Go Round to find out why one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

Milk + Ginger

Clothes, shoes and bottles hung on wooden display racks and shelves.
Place Kāpiti Coast Paraparaumu
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A hub of quality, affordable fashion and lifestyle in the heart of Raumati Beach, Milk + Ginger is a store well worth visiting when in town.

Untouched World

Sculptural artwork on the wall outside the change rooms at Untouched World in Wellington.
Place Wellington
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If there’s one clothing store that really understands sustainability, it’s Untouched World. The first and only lifestyle fashion company in the world to be recognised by the United Nations for sustainability, Untouched World gets things right from the get-go.

Shoe School

Students busy around the shared table at Shoe School, Wellington.
Place Wellington
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A school teaching you to make your own shoes from scratch.

RUBY Wellington

Dresses on hangers at RUBY, Wellington.
Place Wellington
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A New Zealand favourite brand is well at home in Old Bank Arcade.

Beach Boutiques & Village Vibes of Raumati and Paraparaumu Beach

The green, pink and grey exterior of The Wilderness florist store in Paraparaumu.
Take a leisurely stroll around the neat boutiques of Raumati and Paraparaumu Beaches.

Kowtow

The shop interior of Kowtow Wellington clothing store, New Zealand.
Place Wellington
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Kowtow inspires shoppers to think a little more before handing over their credit card.

Deadly Ponies

Black bag by red wall.
Place Wellington
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Deadly Ponies have delivered collection after collection of iconic leather goods, each with its own personality.

Ziggurat Fashion Exchange

Close up of shoes and suitcases.
Place Wellington
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A Cuba Street vintage shopping treasure trove.

twenty-seven names

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Place Wellington
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Unique to Wellington’s offering of New Zealand boutique designer fashion is twenty-seven names, with the first store of designers Rachel Easting and Anjali Stewart open on Ghuznee Street.