The Shoppe. Artist and Crafter Collective is a gift shop in Helensville, on the Kaipara Coast Highway, rated 5.0 from 3 reviews, set in the old railway station. Customers describe it as overflowing with local arts and crafts, from ceramics by makers like Muddy Fingers NZ to a wide range of handmade pieces, all sold directly by the artists who made them. A collective shop like this works differently to an ordinary gift shop: because each maker supplies their own stock, the range shifts constantly, so what's on the shelf one visit may be gone the next, and there's rarely a way to reorder the exact same piece. Buying directly from the artist also means more of what you pay goes straight to the person who made it, rather than through a wholesale markup. In the old railway station in Helensville, this shop gives local makers that direct route to customers.