Seabreeze Souvenir and Tourist Boutique is a souvenir shop on The Strand in Whakatāne, known for whale bone and greenstone (pounamu) carvings. Its range includes whale bone and pounamu necklaces and pendants, with koru, mānai, tiki, hook and twist designs, and the carvings are made by local and national New Zealand carvers and artists. The shop also sells art, paua, jewellery, possum wool knitwear, native wooden gifts, T-shirts and sweatshirts, and kawakawa balm. It will gift wrap and post purchases anywhere in the world, and there is an online store for people who are not in Whakatāne. The business is owned by a New Zealander who was born and raised in the area.
Customers say the range is wide and the greenstone is beautiful, and that you always find something good in the shop. Several praise the friendly staff, and one buyer who drove about 30 km for a pair of Māori dolls for their grandchildren says they were excellent examples. Another says the counter service seemed a little off, and that the staff member seemed to want to steer them towards a purchase. Of the two other gift shops with ten or more reviews nearby, neither rates higher than this one. The Good Life is the nearest, 0.1 km away. For a visitor looking for pounamu or whale bone to take home, it is a good place to browse.