The closest retail centre to Wai O Taiki Waterside is Glen Innes Village, a burgeoning collection of 18 specialty shops, op shops and outlet stores, plus a growing number of cafés and food outlets. One of the latest brands to join the village is Citta Design Outlet store, offering a huge range of designer homewares, including ends of lines, seconds, samples and furniture.

Wai o Taiki Bay is conveniently located 11 kilometres to the east of central Auckland, or approximately 20 minutes by car. A seven-minute drive will get you to the St Heliers Bay shopping centre and beach, and another minute or two sees you at the beaches, shops and cafés of Mission Bay and Kohimarama. Lunn Avenue, with its medley of supermarkets, DIY stores, fresh and artisanal food stores, wine shops, cafés and restaurants, is a short 10-minute car trip, and the Sylvia Park shopping centre and Southern Motorway on-ramp are less than eight kilometres away.

‘Auckland’s Newest Urban Village’ is the tagline being used for a collection of premium shops, restaurants and food outlets that are just a 15-minute drive or two train stops from Glen Innes. Located in a 50-year-old warehouse adjacent to Orakei Basin, this trendy new retail hub is Auckland’s latest boutique hotspot.

Just a 10-15-minute drive from your new home is Lunn Ave – a one-kilometre strip of shops that cater for all the practical things in life from DIY, furniture and carpet stores, to bicycles and picture frames. There’s also a Farro Fresh and the Fine Wine Delivery Company, making it a one-stop-shopping destination for most of your needs.

A short train ride directly into Auckland city centre delivers you to the Britomart precinct – home to designer boutiques, iconic labels, and award-winning restaurants, all contained within a mix of graceful, heritage buildings and bold, contemporary structures, and linked by an inviting network of public spaces.