Classique Souvenirs is a gift shop on Williams Road in Paihia, in the Far North, holding a 5.0 rating from three Google reviews. Reviewers call it an iconic Paihia store with a great range — jewellery and gifts as well as souvenirs — and praise Mike and his friendly, helpful staff.
Gift shops in a tourist town like Paihia vary widely: the better ones stock more than trinkets, mixing souvenirs with locally made jewellery, carvings, honey or woollens. It pays to ask where a piece was made — carved bone, pounamu (greenstone) and other local crafts cost more than imports, and a good shop is upfront about the difference. Cruise ship days fill the town fast, so regulars browse early or late, when there is room to linger.
With a five-star rating and a range that goes beyond souvenirs, this Williams Road shop makes an easy stop for gifts and mementoes in the Bay of Islands.