A corner dairy and Lotto shop at 349 Hills Road in Shirley, Christchurch, holding a Google rating of 3.9 from its customers. Dairies are something of a New Zealand institution: the small neighbourhood shop you duck into for milk, bread or a cold drink when a trip to the supermarket isn't worth it. The good ones keep their chilled cabinets fresh and well stocked, carry the everyday essentials people forget, and come to know their regulars by face. Many also operate as Lotto agents, and for plenty of locals buying a ticket alongside the groceries is part of the weekly routine. When comparing dairies, convenience usually decides it — the whole trade is built on the short walk from home rather than the big shop. For those living along Hills Road and the surrounding streets of Shirley, that doorstep convenience is exactly what this shop is there for.