Photo: Aotea Gifts - The Mall★★★★★4.8(192 reviews)
About
Aotea Gifts in The Mall on Ballarat Street is one of Queenstown's go-to stops for New Zealand-made gifts, with a strong focus on native botanicals, Māori-inspired products, and the kind of quality souvenirs that actually hold up once you're back home. The range leans heavily on Aotea's own line of skincare, wellness products, and confectionery crafted from native New Zealand ingredients — think kawakawa, mānuka, and harakeke — alongside chocolates and sweet treats that make for easy, crowd-pleasing gifts. The central location means it's a natural stop whether you're heading to the lakefront, grabbing a bite on the mall, or killing time before a gondola ride up above the Remarkables skyline.
Highlights
- ✓Aotea-branded skincare using native NZ botanicals
- ✓Chocolates and confectionery for edible gifting
- ✓Māori-inspired wellness and beauty products
- ✓Central mall location, easy walk from Lake Wakatipu
- ✓Rated 4.8 from 150+ visitor reviews
Opening hours
- Monday9:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- Tuesday9:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday9:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- Thursday9:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- Friday9:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday9:30 AM – 10:00 PM
- Sunday9:30 AM – 10:00 PM
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