Rivendell World Albany is a gift shop on Don McKinnon Drive in Auckland's North Shore suburb of Albany, rated 4.2 stars on Google from 73 reviews. Visitors most often name the crystals and incense, describing a unique shop full of stones, gems, fairies, dragon ornaments and spiritual treasures.
Crystal and new-age gift shops live or die by their stock. Good ones let you handle the stones, price them honestly by size and type, and will explain what a piece actually is, since labels like "quartz" cover a lot of ground. Check anything under good light for chips or cracks, and ask whether a stone is natural or dyed. Regulars know the best finds rarely linger — such shops buy in small lots, so the carved figurine or unusual cluster on today's shelf may be gone by the weekend.
For North Shore shoppers after a gift with more character than a mall gift card, this Albany shopfront is worth a wander.