SHOP N SAV is a dairy on Broadway in Kaikohe, in the Far North, holding a 4.2 rating from 15 Google reviews. A good dairy is the neighbourhood's everyday backup: milk and bread when the big shop has slipped, a hot pie from the warmer, ice blocks on a hot afternoon, and the small things nobody thinks of until they're needed — batteries, ice for the chilly bin, bait before a fishing trip. For families on the country roads around Kaikohe, the local dairy is often the closest shop, so regulars judge a good one by fresh dates on the milk, a pie warmer that actually turns over, and hours that hold steady early and late. It's worth asking what the owner will order in for you, too — the best small-town dairies will. That makes SHOP N SAV a handy stop on Kaikohe's main street, whether you live in town or are just passing through.