Paper Plus Select Havelock North is a book shop at 8 Te Mata Rd in the Hastings district of Hawke's Bay, with a 4.5 rating on Google. Paper Plus is a New Zealand chain of stores selling books, stationery and gifts, run by local owners.
A good book shop is more than a shelf of stock. It is a place where someone has chosen what to carry and is happy to talk about it. Stores in this kind of chain usually combine books with stationery, cards, toys and gifts, so they suit a stop for a birthday present as much as a novel. Staff can usually order in a title they do not have on the shelf, and asking for a recommendation by describing the last book you loved is a good way in. Regulars know that school stationery is busiest in the new-year weeks, that gift cards are handy and that buying locally helps keep a shop in the village.
For anyone in Havelock North and Hastings, Paper Plus Select on Te Mata Road is a handy place for books and gifts.