Just Plane Interesting, at 100 Parrs Cross Road in Oratia, West Auckland, is an antiques and collectables shop with 30 years in business. Customers describe it as more of a museum than a store, with oddities and curios for every kind of collector. The website says it has the most diverse range of antiques, collectables and curios in one place. It also supplies props for the film industry, and offers a 1:1 scale western saloon backdrop for photoshoots, including weddings and classic car shoots. The shop starts to close at 4.30pm.
The website lists lead light panels, lamps and cast iron coat hooks, with the coat hooks priced from $18.00 to $49.00, as at 2026. Customers praise the friendly owner, and one visitor said the shop felt unlike other antique shops they had been to. We hear the second store across the road has closed, and one customer who had visited it said it had better parking. The website says orders are taken by phone or email for now. The phone number is 09 837 2656. Our pick in Oratia for an afternoon among curios.