The Homestore

The Homestore puts kitchenware at the center of its business, with a physical store in Newmarket, Auckland, and an online shop bringing together international brands. It is more than a display of cookware: the catalog includes tools for prep, cooking, baking, and serving, with options for outfitting a kitchen from everyday essentials to pieces for a special table.

The company describes itself as family-owned, New Zealand-based, and independent, and dates its beginnings to 2003. Its introduction says the team has spent more than 20 years selecting and testing kitchenware and home goods from established manufacturers. That experience shows in an assortment organized by brand and collection, making it easier to compare materials, sizes, and designs before choosing a product.

Brands featured in the catalog include WMF, Scanpan, OXO, KitchenAid, Maxwell & Williams, and Schott Zwiesel. The store also carries products from Le Creuset, Lodge, Mason Cash, and others. Its range covers pots and pans, knives, utensils, bakeware, small appliances, blenders, glassware, and serving pieces, without tying the store to a single style of cooking.

Browsing by collection adds another practical layer: customers can explore specific Scanpan lines, Le Creuset color ranges, or glassware series from Schott Zwiesel and Krosno. For someone equipping a first kitchen, that organization offers a starting point; shoppers who already know a brand can compare available variations and find accessories to complement something they own.

The store also serves purchases that call for more than picking an item. Its website offers gift and wedding registries, trade and commercial sales, and HORL knife sharpening. Along with online ordering, it advertises in-store pickup for web orders. This combination brings a specialty-store experience to shoppers in Auckland while giving customers elsewhere in New Zealand another way to shop.

The physical store sits on Broadway in the Newmarket shopping district, where customers can ask the team about products before deciding. The online channel broadens the store’s reach and pairs its collections with buying guides; it offers another way to learn about brands, specifications, and uses rather than replacing the in-person counter. For home cooks and people looking for a practical gift, the breadth of the catalog makes comparisons easier.

The Homestore is at 180–182 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland 1023. It is open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Its profile combines the personal scale of a local family-run shop with a broad range of kitchenware and home equipment, along with services such as gift registries and knife sharpening.