Road trip essential

Collectors Anonymous provides the perfect excuse to hit the road, shop local, save goods from landfill, and have fun along the way. A comprehensive guide to vintage, antique, retro, second-hand, pre-loved and consignment stores, auction houses and op shops in New Zealand, it features 230 pages and 1,500 listings in more than 380 cities, towns and suburbs around Aotearoa. This includes 740 op shops, 180 vintage, secondhand, consignment and pre-loved clothing boutiques, 110 antique stores, 90 second-hand bookshops, 50 mid-century and retro dealers, 35 vinyl and record stores, 30 waste recovery and tip shops, 25 auction houses and 20 industrial and salvage stores, as well as hundreds of stores selling collectables, ephemera, knick-knacks, kitchenalia, bric-a-brac and more. The guide, $24.95, has been so popular it’s already in its second reprint!