Ula Hanmer Springs, at 30 Conical Hill Road in Hanmer Springs, sells Ula Originals, a range of wearable, world-influenced clothing and accessories for men and women. The website describes edgy streetwear in internationally inspired prints, with a focus on comfort and clothes that suit life in New Zealand. The shop is one of four Ula stores on the South Island, and it also sells online, with shipping and discount codes calculated at checkout. Incense scents such as Nag Champa, sandalwood and jasmine are listed on the website, and reviewers mention the incense in the store.
Customers mention the helpful staff, the browsing and the sense of finding gems. One customer came back the next day for a t-shirt for their daughter, and the shopkeeper helped choose the right size. Another remembers a counter assistant who looked down on them over a dress, and says the experience put them off. Our pick in Hanmer Springs for streetwear with a little something different.