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The city guide · New ZealandTea shops inAuckland.
Auckland's tea is sold by merchants rather than boutiques, and three of them have been at it since the nineties: a North Shore blender with more than 150 teas and a concept store in Rosedale, a Mt Eden shop that has weighed tea since 1995 and now pairs it with romance novels, and a café chain that has supplied the city's tea rooms since 2000 and sells single-estate leaf from 50 g in four suburbs. The newest is a Chinese tea studio in Mount Roskill, visited by booking. Everything ships within New Zealand.
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Chapter Book & Tea Shop
Mt Eden Village
9 prices listedChapter Book & Tea Shop
442 Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden, Auckland 1024
The longest-established tea shop in Auckland, in Mt Eden Village since 1995: around 300 teas weighed to order, next to 2,500 romance novels.
In storeShips onlineSince 2005Tue–Sun 10am–4pm · Mon closed (except in December)
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The longest-established tea shop in Auckland: the Mt Eden Village shop at 442 Mt Eden Rd has sold tea since 1995 and became Chapter in 2005, when books, mostly romance, joined the shelves. Around 300 teas are weighed to order, from 50 or 100 g, drawn from Metropolitan, Harney & Sons, Tea Total, T Leaf T and Zealong among others: English Breakfast NZ$ 16 the 100 g, Earl Grey Superior NZ$ 17.50, China Jasmine NZ$ 17, a Formosa oolong NZ$ 18.50, Darjeeling Margaret's Hope NZ$ 22, Bai Mu Tan NZ$ 25, and by the 50 g an organic Wuyi rock oolong at NZ$ 27 and a Japanese gyokuro at NZ$ 25. Bring your own tin for a 50-cent discount; free shipping over NZ$ 100.
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02Loose-leaf specialistTea Total
Rosedale (Triton Dr, North Shore)
9 prices listedTea Total
19F Triton Drive, Rosedale, Auckland 0632
A New Zealand tea blender since 1995 with a concept store in Rosedale, where more than 150 teas can be smelled before buying.
In storeShips onlineSince 1995Mon–Thu 9am–4:30pm · Fri 9am–4pm · Sat 10am–4pm · Sun closed
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A New Zealand tea blender since 1995, owned since 2018 by Shelley Magee and run as a family business from a warehouse on the North Shore, with a concept store at 19F Triton Drive in Rosedale where the 150-plus teas can be smelled before buying and tastings of twenty teas are held for NZ$ 35. Loose leaf by the 100 g: Special Blend English Breakfast from NZ$ 16.50, Earl Grey Special NZ$ 18.20, China Sencha Organic NZ$ 20, a Formosa oolong NZ$ 19.50, China Milky Oolong NZ$ 30, plus a Premium Silver Needle at NZ$ 27.50 the 50 g and a 45 g matcha at NZ$ 29.50. Free shipping in New Zealand over NZ$ 85.
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Website: teatotal.co.nz- 03Loose-leaf specialist
Coffee and Tea Lovers
Mt Eden (Dominion Rd); also Epsom, Howick and Botany Downs
8 prices listedCoffee and Tea Lovers
378 Dominion Road, Mt Eden 1024, Auckland
Tea and coffee purveyors since 2000, with four café-and-retail shops across Auckland and more than 230 loose-leaf teas sold from 50 g.
In storeShips onlineSince 2000Mt Eden: Mon–Fri 7:30am–4pm, Sat 8am–4pm, Sun 8:30am–3:30pm · Epsom, Howick and Botany Downs: see the shop's store page
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Tea and coffee purveyors since May 2000, first to Auckland's cafés and tea rooms and now through four café-and-retail shops: 378 Dominion Rd in Mt Eden, Greenwoods Corner in Epsom, Cook Street in Howick Village and Amera Place in Botany Downs. More than 230 loose-leaf teas, many listed by garden, all sold from 50 g at the lowest prices on this page: English Breakfast Orthodox Organic NZ$ 8.50, Earl Grey Superior and China Jasmine NZ$ 9, Japanese Sencha Shizuoka NZ$ 9.50, Darjeeling Margaret's Hope first flush NZ$ 11, a Formosa oolong NZ$ 13, an organic Bai Mu Dan NZ$ 15 and a Yunnan pu-erh NZ$ 9.
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Website: coffeeandtealovers.co.nz 
04Loose-leaf specialistTeatera
Mount Roskill (Mt Albert Rd)
6 prices listedTeatera
369 Mt Albert Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland
A private Chinese tea studio in Mount Roskill, visited by booking, whose sommelier sources single-origin leaf directly from the mountains of China.
In storeShips onlineTea studio by booking, Mon–Sun 10:30am–10pm; walk-in hours not published
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A private Chinese tea studio at 369 Mt Albert Road in Mount Roskill, where tea sommelier Yue sources single-origin leaf directly from the mountains of China and sessions are booked in advance: NZ$ 20 per person per hour, or NZ$ 58 for a private room with tea and pastries in the first hour. The online shop carries only Chinese teas, in 50 g: a Keemun Golden Needle, a Huangshan Maofeng and a Phoenix dancong Mi Lan Xiang at NZ$ 45, a Huoshan yellow tea at NZ$ 35, Taiping Houkui at NZ$ 68 the 125 g and an Anhua dark tea sold in 10 g packs at NZ$ 10. Free shipping over NZ$ 98.
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Website: teatera.co.nz
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Tingcha Studio (听茶)
Totara Vale (North Shore) · 57 Ellice Road, Totara Vale, Auckland 0629
Website: instagram.comA Chinese tea house that opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 9pm, by appointment only: a quiet room for intimate tea sessions and guided tastings of Chinese tea, with Chinese calligraphy, incense and seasonal workshops alongside, and Chinese teaware on its shelves.
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