Arts Centre
This has dozens of craft shops and art galleries selling
pottery, jewellery, woollen goods, Maori carvings, handmade toys and more. In some
cases you can see the craftspeople at work.
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Ballantynes
Venerable Christchurch department store with a respectful
hushed atmosphere, selling everything from men's and women's fashions to cosmetics,
travel goods and speciality NZ gifts.
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Untouched World
At the Arts Centre you can buy into the concept of this classy
'lifestyle store', where customers can procure quality NZ-made clothing and
plant-extract skin care. Clothes may be made of 'mountainsilk' (machine-washable
fine merino wool) or 'merinomink' (a blend of merino wool and possum
fur).
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