皇后大街

If you want to sample a bit of everything that 奥克兰 has to offer, head to 皇后大街, 奥克兰's main thoroughfare.  It's 3km long, and stretches from K'Road, all the way to the waterfront, so it's a real artery.

Along here, you can browse some individual, one-off shops, alongside some more well-known names.  At the foot you'll find alot of the designer label stores along with 商业湾, a modern mall with the full range of retail stores and an extensive food hall.  Further up is the premier department store, Smith and Caughey's and close by, the Elliott Stables 'epicurean village', full of artisan deli stalls and luxury food shops, plus a trendy bar or three.

皇后大街 is also the entertainment distict, 喜剧俱乐部之家, 多元化的电影院, The Civic and Q Theatres, 奥克兰 Town Hall and Aotea Centre.

严重的购物者, 虽然, should head for the triangle of streets around Chancery, High Street and Vulcan Lane.  There's a very villagey atmosphere here, even if you are just one block from 皇后大街.

顾名思义, High Street is packed full of shops, from well-known designer labels, expensive jewellers and fabulous shoe stores, and everything in between.  很长一段, 狭窄的道路, it's perfect for Saturday browsing and makes a nice change from spending the day in a soulless shopping mall.

Halfway up High Street, a quick hop along Freyburg Place, 是衡平法院, a delightful cobblestoned area of boutique stores and cafes with a distinctly European flavour.  

Couples like to come shopping here, mainly because these dozens of stylish stores are intersected at just the right point by the wonders of Vulcan Lane.  Overflowing with great pubs and cafes, it provides the perfect haven for those who need respite from the shopping madness.

在周末, 特别是, you'll find Vulcan Lane crammed full of retail widowers drowning their sorrows in a few pints, as the other halves batter the plastic.