SAarkie Stories is a South African bookshop in Rosedale, Albany, on Paul Matthews Road in Auckland's North Shore. Its shelves are mostly Afrikaans books, with novels, historical novellas and a three-part trilogy set in South Africa, along with English books, Christian publications, puzzles and gifts. The shop has an Afrikaans library upstairs. It is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 3pm and Saturday from 10am to 12pm, and it takes online orders too, with a monthly newsletter for new arrivals and occasional discounts.
Customers say the staff are professional and keep them updated on parcels and documents they send to South Africa by courier. One customer used the shop to get documents from South Africa and found the staff excellent. Another recommends it for a police clearance from South Africa, and praises the communication. The library upstairs is also mentioned as a highlight, one reviewer saying it took them straight back to their childhood. For people with family or paperwork in South Africa, the shop works as a bookshop and as a link to home.