We are grateful to all our Christchurch Book Stockists who are listed below. They are knowledgeable about and supportive of our independently produced publications. In fact, they have been known to give us ideas on what to publish next… so watch this space!
Legendary Christchurch Books Stockists
These Christchurch Book Stockists have been our cheerleaders from the beginning of our non-fiction book publishing journey. As you will see, its not just bookshops on the list. Quake City (Canterbury Museum) and the Transitional Cathedral have also been strong supporters of our books since 2013.
We are grateful for the good relationships we’ve built with local business owners, managers, buyers and staff.
So if you’re looking for a book (not just one of ours) and you prefer to deal directly with humans, we encourage you to call in and browse their shelves. More importantly, have a chat with one of their team in-store who are more than happy to help you find whatever you’re looking for (not just our books!).
- Athena Books, Shop 37 South City Shopping Centre, Phone 03 926 5469
- Paper Plus Ferrymead, 1005 Ferry Road, Ferrymead, Phone 03 384 2063
- Paper Tree, Unit 5 Tower Junction, Phone 03 343 1483
- Piccadilly Bookshop, Shop 1 Avonhead Mall, Phone 03 358 4835
- Quake City, 299 Durham Street North, corner Armagh Street, Phone 03 365 8375
- Scorpio Books, 120 Hereford Street, Phone 03 377 8462
- Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford Street, Phone 03 366 0046
- Whitcoulls Hornby, The Hub Hornby, 83 Main South Road, Phone 03 977 3566
- Whitcoulls Merivale, Merivale Mall, 189 Papanui Road, Phone 03 741 5168
- Whitcoulls Papanui, Northlands Shopping Centre, 55 Main North Road, Phone 03 977 3568
- Whitcoulls Riccarton, Westfield Riccarton 55, 129 Riccarton Road, Phone 03 977 3554
- Whitcoulls Shirley, The Palms Shopping Centre, 24 Marshland Road, Phone 03 977 3570
- Whitcoulls South City, South City Shopping Centre, Shop 95, 555 Colombo Street, Phone 03 977 3562
Canterbury Book Shops
For visitors outside of Christchurch, but still in Canterbury, we recommend you call into one of the shops listed below. As well as being one of our Christchurch Books stockists, they have a great range of products. We like to browse their store whenever we call in, and can guarantee you will too. Occasionally we walk out with something we didn’t even know we needed but are really glad we bought it!
- Leslies Magazines, 29b London Street, Lyttelton, Phone 03 328 8292
- North Canterbury Books, 206 High Street, Rangiora 7400, Phone 03 313 9383
- Paper Plus Kaiapoi, 188 Williams Street, Kaiapoi 7630, Phone 03 662 9066
- Whitcoulls Ashburton, 238/240 East Street, Ashburton, Phone 03 908 0881
- Whitcoulls Rangiora, 151 High Street, Rangiora 7400, Phone 03 745 9539
- Whitcoulls Timaru, Stafford Mall, 271 Stafford Street, Timaru 7910, Phone 03 956 3210
Other New Zealand Book Shops
We’d love every bookstore in New Zealand to be one of our Christchurch Books stockists. However, we realise that most of our titles are very localised so it doesn’t make sense for them to stock a book about Christchurch. On the other hand, if you don’t want to order from our online shop you can go into your local bookstore and ask them to order from us on your behalf. This includes:
- Paper Plus and Whitcoulls stores throughout New Zealand stock and/or you can order our titles from them.
- Other bookstores can order from us too, if you prefer to buy our titles in person.
Can’t Find Your Shop Here?
If your local bookseller is not a stockist of Christchurch Books, you can still order through them (see above), or purchase online direct from us by clicking HERE.
If you are book retailer or a tourist industry related gift shop and are not listed on this page, and would like to stock our titles, please contact us to discuss our trade terms and conditions.
Beyond Christchurch Books
While our flagship titles focus on Christchurch related topics, we also publish books about personal development and self-publishing. These are currently not available from our local Christchurch Books stockists. However, as we introduce new titles in these two categories, we will endeavour to get them into the retail stores as well. So again, if you see something you like on our website, and don’t want to order it online for whatever reason (maybe you prefer in-person transactions, or paying in cash) then ask for your local bookshop to order it on your behalf.
Browse our full catalogue here.
