Auckland is a souvenir shopper's delight (which is me!).
Queen St does have some good gift shops but also a mix of high end boutiques, banks, travel agents etc. You will find excellent souvenir shopping opportunities equally on Albert St that runs parallel, around the Sky Tower at SkyCity area and, in particular, down at the ferry terminal quayside (also great restaurants down there).
All within a walkable distance for a lovely few hours of retail therapy.
Note :- the Sky Tower has one of the best gift shops and you may well be able to access it without buying a viewing ticket? If not, it's still a good place to go.
The possum & merino mix wool products are especially good quality in NZ shops and a fair price.
It's a rather busy street with many shops and restaurants up and down the road and on adjacent streets. You could take a short walk or do some serious shopping here. It's not the cleanest street but you can even walk all the way down to the harbor or up a couple of blocks to Albert Park.
This was our first stop on arrival on a cruise ship, a lovely shopping strip that has a pedestrianised area, which enjoyed.
Kinda like any other shopping street.
Quite a few high end boutique luxury stores.
High end is balanced by McDonald’s and tshirt-trinket shops.
Art galleries and nearby museums.
Clean and only a very few unhorsed people quietly begging.
Enjoyable walk...plenty of stores and shops, most moderate to high end. Plenty of restaurants on Queen or adjacent streets. Down by the harbour area where a few historical locations.
