Roger Hunter's Garden Centre

garden center — Mangere · Auckland

About Roger Hunter's Garden Centre

Roger Hunter's Garden Centre is a family-style nursery at 39 Tidal Road in Māngere East, Auckland, with a long local history. The website says it has served the community for more than five decades, with no chains and no corporate head office. It is known for its "bargain jungle" and the pink wheelbarrow that is its symbol. The website says it has the largest selection of New Zealand natives in Auckland, including pōhutukawa, kōwhai and harakeke, and that its bedding plants and fresh seasonal flowers are grown on site.

The centre sells soils, mulch, pots, fertiliser and tools, and new stock arrives weekly. Special offers on selected plants are posted each week, such as pear trees at $39.99 and $49, hazelnut trees at $29.99 and grape vines at $38, all as at 2026. Customers quoted on the website praise the wide range of plants at reasonable prices and say the staff, Roger included, are happy to share advice before a purchase. One reviewer says it is worth wearing gumboots, as the grounds can be muddy after rain. The reviewer also says the centre is open from 7:30am except on Sundays and Mondays.