8 stores · curated ORBIS register
Ōtautahi Christchurch
Backyard Ceramics is a small-batch pottery studio in Ōtautahi Christchurch turning out hand-thrown mugs, bowls, vases, and trinket dishes made for everyday use. The maker also takes custom orders for personalised pieces.
Best for Handmade functional pottery
The Arts Centre, Worcester Boulevard
Opened in 2017 by Tessa Peach at the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard, the shop curates well-made New Zealand goods from hand-thrown ceramics and wool blankets to pantry staples, skincare, and spirits. An adjoining café shares the ground floor of the historic Boys' High building.
Best for New Zealand-made homeware and provisions
Queenstown / New Zealand
Frank's Corner gathers authentic New Zealand-made goods from more than 90 independent makers, from merino wool and hand-thrown pottery to stone jewellery and natural soaps. The Queenstown shop on Camp Street (with a sister location in Glenorchy) doubles as an online store and ships internationally.
Best for Gift Shop
The Tannery & BNZ Centre
Trading from The Tannery and the BNZ Centre, HAPA is a Toi Iho–accredited store representing more than 300 local designers with a focus on Māori and indigenous design. Stock ranges from handcrafted jewellery and ceramics to prints, kiwiana, and homeware.
Best for Māori design and local makers
Nelson / New Zealand / Online
Established in 1980 and now under new owners, McGlashen Pottery hand-makes functional stoneware tableware and shell-inspired bowls in Brightwater, just south of Nelson. Its wares sell through a Shopify store and an on-site gallery that also carries one-off pieces.
Best for Shell-inspired bowls and functional stoneware tableware
Warkworth / New Zealand
Rick Urban, a potter, and his wife Mio Endo run this Warkworth gallery representing more than fifty New Zealand and international pottery, ceramic, painting, and jewellery artists. The gallery, tucked down an alley off Queen Street, sells both in person and through its online shop, with new work added regularly.
Best for Art & Craft Gallery, Pottery
Queenstown / Online
Silver Fern Gallery has showcased New Zealand art and handcrafted goods since 1993, moving from its original Arrowtown premises to Queenstown in 2008. Its online shop carries paintings, Maori carvings, pounamu jewellery, woodware and ceramics from more than a dozen featured New Zealand artists.
Best for Art & Craft Gallery
Ponsonby / Online
The Garden Party opened in Ponsonby in 1994 after Pam Lim and her daughter Anna set out to sell the family’s hand-painted pottery plates. It grew into an eclectic gift shop that actively champions New Zealand designers, artists and craftspeople, with most of its core ranges made locally.
Best for New Zealand gifts, homeware and souvenirs
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