Hunter Home Wellington sits on Level 1 of the Harvey Norman Centre at 28 Rutherford Street in Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, and is part of a New Zealand-wide furniture retailer with stores from Northland to Southland. This branch is a large-format showroom carrying a genuinely diverse range: lounge suites, sofas and couches, corners and chaises, modulars and sectionals, sofa beds, recliners and armchairs, dining tables and seating, plus occasional furniture such as coffee tables, sideboards, bookshelves and entertainment units. Homewares including cushions, lighting, mirrors and rugs round out the offer, alongside a clearance section.
The store describes its style span as contemporary and traditional, aimed at fitting every kind of New Zealand home at affordable prices. A speciality here is the customisation service: products can be tailored by size, colour or combination to suit your space, and the team will talk through payment options that work for you. Free design consultations are also available through Hunter Home's design services.
Practicalities are well sorted. Free customer parking is available in the Harvey Norman building across two levels, with level one closest to the shop. The team pride themselves on knowing what they sell, so browsing the floor comes with genuine product knowledge. You can also browse the range online before visiting, arrange delivery and shipping, and rely on aftercare support through Hunter Home's care and warranty service.
On Level 1 of the Harvey Norman Centre at 28 Rutherford Street in Hutt Central, Hunter Home Wellington is the capital region's outpost of a furniture retailer that has grown to a dozen stores across New Zealand — from Whangārei-adjacent Westgate and Sylvia Park in Auckland down to Invercargill. The Lower Hutt showroom is a large-format space, and that size shows in the breadth of what's on the floor: this is a store where you can furnish a whole home in one visit, from the sofa right down to the cushions.
The lounge range is the natural starting point. Sofas and couches come in a wide spread of styles and coverings, alongside corners and chaises, modulars and sectionals that can be arranged to suit your room, and sofa beds for homes that need to flex. There are recliners, armchairs and occasional chairs for single seats, with ottomans and footstools to complete the setup.
Around the lounge furniture sits the occasional range: coffee tables, side and lamp tables, bookshelves, entertainment units and TV cabinets, and sideboards and buffets for storage. The dining department covers rectangular and square tables, round and oval shapes, and extension tables that grow when guests arrive, paired with dining chairs, bar stools and benches. A homewares section adds cushions, lighting, mirrors and rugs, while a clearance area is worth checking if you like a bargain.
Hunter Home positions itself across both contemporary and traditional styles, aimed at fitting every kind of New Zealand home, with the pricing pitched as affordable. If you prefer to research first, the full range can be browsed online before you set foot in the store.
The speciality here — and the reason many customers make the trip — is the customisation service. Rather than settling for whatever is on the floor, you can have a product tailored by size, colour or combination to suit your requirements. For awkward living rooms, specific colour schemes or families who simply can't find the right configuration off the shelf, this changes the conversation entirely. The store also offers payment options to suit your needs, with finance options detailed on the Hunter Home website.
Beyond customisation, Hunter Home runs free design services, including a complimentary consult you can book online. The design team can help pull a room together or plan a larger project, supported by lookbooks, collections and covering guides for fabric and leather on the website.
The store's own description is refreshingly plain: a large-format shop with a diverse range of product to suit every lifestyle and staff that know what they are selling. That last part matters when you're choosing something you'll live with for years — coverings, constructions and care requirements all come with advice rather than guesswork.
Parking is straightforward. Free customer parking is available in the Harvey Norman building across two levels, with level one closest to the shop, so getting purchases to the car is not the ordeal it can be at street-front stores.
Hours run 9:00am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday, and 10:00am to 5:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays, with public holiday hours varying — the store asks you to check ahead on those days. The branch can be reached on 04 470 7503 or at [email protected].
Once your furniture is home, Hunter Home backs it with care information, a warranty request process and a returns policy, all detailed on the website — useful reassurance on larger purchases.
Whether you're furnishing a first flat, upgrading a family lounge or hunting a single statement piece, the Wellington store's combination of breadth, customisation and free design help makes it a genuinely useful stop for Petone, Lower Hutt and the wider Hutt Valley. Come with measurements and ideas — the team are happy to talk them through.