Op shop routes
Pick a city. Make a day of it.
Curated routes put the shops in a sensible order, with a live map to follow. Choose a neighbourhood wander, a packed morning, or the full treasure-hunting day.
27 New Zealand routesSee the shops before you set off—and what each stretch is best for.
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Auckland routes
Choose from 10 routes, with the stops already put in order.
11 stopsThe Remuera MileStart at the big charity shops in Glen Innes, then work along Remuera Road through the hospice shops and…
SPCA Op Shop Glen Innes
Salvation Army Family Store Glen Innes
Auckland City Mission Op Shop Glen Innes+8 more11 stopsThe Western Line Train-HopTrain-hop Auckland's Western Line: Mt Albert, New Lynn and Glen Eden op shops, all a short walk from their…
SPCA Op Shop Mt Albert
Red Cross Shop New Lynn
SPCA Op Shop New Lynn+8 more10 stopsThe Airport Loop: Māngere Bridge to Royal OakA local's loop from Māngere Bridge up Onehunga Mall to Royal Oak — ten op shops, and you're one on-ramp from…
Vinnies Māngere BridgeSPCA Op Shop Mangere Bridge
St Margaret's Op Shop+7 moreShow 7 more Auckland routesHide extra Auckland routes
8 stopsThe Dove Hospice TrailAll eight Dove Hospice shops across Auckland's eastern suburbs — a trail locals recommend by name, supporting…
Dove Hospice Shop Epsom
Dove Hospice Remuera Shop
Dove Hospice Ellerslie Shop+5 more8 stopsThe Papakura CircuitPapakura's own op shop loop — start at the Anglican shop on Coles Crescent, work down Great South Road…
Papakura Anglican Opportunity Shop
Hato Hone St John Op Shop PapakuraSPCA Op Shop Papakura+5 more8 stopsWairau Road CircuitOp shops packed into two short strips off Wairau Road, Glenfield — Auckland's densest thrift cluster.Hato Hone St John Op Shop Wairau ValleyRed Cross Shop Wairau Valley
North Shore Op Shop+5 more6 stopsThe Devonport Ferry RoundFour op shops, a secondhand bookshop and a resource recovery treasure shed, all a short stroll from the…
Resource Recovery Devonport
Harbour Hospice Shop Devonport
SPCA Op Shop Devonport+3 more6 stopsThe Resource Recovery Grand TourAuckland's community recycling centres are the wild frontier of secondhand — tip-shop treasure from Devonport…Resource Recovery Devonport
North Shore Resource Centre
Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre+3 more4 stopsBrowns Bay Village RoundFour op shops in the heart of Browns Bay village, minutes apart — finish with fish and chips on the beach.SPCA Op Shop Browns BayRed Cross Shop Browns Bay
St Mary by the Sea Community Shop+1 more3 stopsTakanini TriangleThree op shops within a short walk on Great South Road, Takanini.Red Cross Shop Takanini
Totara Hospice Shop TakaniniSPCA Op Shop Takanini
Dove Hospice Shop EpsomDove Hospice Remuera ShopDove Hospice Ellerslie Shop+5 more8 stopsThe Papakura CircuitPapakura's own op shop loop — start at the Anglican shop on Coles Crescent, work down Great South Road…Papakura Anglican Opportunity ShopHato Hone St John Op Shop PapakuraSPCA Op Shop Papakura+5 more8 stopsWairau Road CircuitOp shops packed into two short strips off Wairau Road, Glenfield — Auckland's densest thrift cluster.Hato Hone St John Op Shop Wairau ValleyRed Cross Shop Wairau ValleyNorth Shore Op Shop+5 more6 stopsThe Devonport Ferry RoundFour op shops, a secondhand bookshop and a resource recovery treasure shed, all a short stroll from the…Resource Recovery DevonportHarbour Hospice Shop DevonportSPCA Op Shop Devonport+3 more6 stopsThe Resource Recovery Grand TourAuckland's community recycling centres are the wild frontier of secondhand — tip-shop treasure from Devonport…Resource Recovery DevonportNorth Shore Resource CentreWaiōrea Community Recycling Centre+3 more4 stopsBrowns Bay Village RoundFour op shops in the heart of Browns Bay village, minutes apart — finish with fish and chips on the beach.SPCA Op Shop Browns BayRed Cross Shop Browns BaySt Mary by the Sea Community Shop+1 more3 stopsTakanini TriangleThree op shops within a short walk on Great South Road, Takanini.Red Cross Shop TakaniniTotara Hospice Shop TakaniniSPCA Op Shop TakaniniDunedin2 routes ready to follow.
Dunedin
2 routes ready to follow.
8 stopsThe George Street RunStudent-town thrift at its best — central Dunedin's op shops strung along and just off George Street.St Vincent de Paul
Corso Op Shop
OpShopSocial+5 more4 stopsThe Mosgiel Gordon Road RunFour op shops in a row down Gordon Road, Mosgiel's main street — the Salvation Army Family Store, Shop 'n…Salvation Army Family Store MosgielShop 'n Taieri
Hospice Shop Mosgiel+1 more
Corso Op ShopOpShopSocial+5 more4 stopsThe Mosgiel Gordon Road RunFour op shops in a row down Gordon Road, Mosgiel's main street — the Salvation Army Family Store, Shop 'n…Salvation Army Family Store MosgielShop 'n TaieriHospice Shop Mosgiel+1 moreTauranga2 routes ready to follow.
Tauranga
2 routes ready to follow.
8 stopsThe Bayfair to Papamoa RunA drive-and-stop along the coast, Bayfair out to Papamoa East — eight shops from the designer resale at the…
SPCA Op Shop Mt Maunganui
St Marys Op Shop
SPCA Op Shop Papamoa+5 more7 stopsThe Greerton Chadwick Road RunGreerton village is Tauranga's op shop engine-room — five charity shops in a row along Chadwick Road, then…St George's Centrepoint Op ShopRed Cross Shop Greerton
SPCA Op Shop Greerton+4 more
SPCA Op Shop Mt MaunganuiSt Marys Op ShopSPCA Op Shop Papamoa+5 more7 stopsThe Greerton Chadwick Road RunGreerton village is Tauranga's op shop engine-room — five charity shops in a row along Chadwick Road, then…St George's Centrepoint Op ShopRed Cross Shop GreertonSPCA Op Shop Greerton+4 moreCambridge1 route ready to follow.
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Invercargill1 route ready to follow.
Lower Hutt1 route ready to follow.
Mount Maunganui1 route ready to follow.
Mount Maunganui
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Nelson1 route ready to follow.
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Waiuku1 route ready to follow.
Wellington1 route ready to follow.
Whanganui1 route ready to follow.
Whangārei1 route ready to follow.
Brisbane routes
Choose from 5 routes, with the stops already put in order.
10 stopsThe Boundary Street WanderSix op shops through West End, most of them dotted down Boundary Street itself. Brisbane locals point…Serendipity Op Shop West End
Lifeline West End
Red Cross Shop West End+7 more5 stopsThe Stones Corner LoopFour op shops in a few blocks at Stones Corner. Brisbane shoppers say nearly every chain has a storefront…
RSPCA Op Shop Stones Corner
Save the Children Stones Corner
Vinnies Stones Corner+2 more4 stopsThe Lawnton Stone's ThrowFour shops around the Gympie Road complex at Lawnton, close enough that Brisbane shoppers describe them as a…Vinnies LawntonRSPCA Op Shop LawntonLifeline Shop Lawnton+1 moreShow 2 more Brisbane routesHide extra Brisbane routes
3 stopsThe Annerley ThreeThree shops within a short walk in Annerley, including a Lifeline that trades under its own vintage name. A…
Yesterdays Thrift Shop AnnerleyLifeline Shop Annerley (Vintage Revival)Save the Children Annerley3 stopsThe Geebung CornerThree shops on one corner near Geebung station — about as compact as a trail gets. Brisbane shoppers pair it…Lifeline Shop GeebungRed Cross Shop Geebung
Link Vision Op Shop - Geebung
Yesterdays Thrift Shop AnnerleyLifeline Shop Annerley (Vintage Revival)Save the Children Annerley3 stopsThe Geebung CornerThree shops on one corner near Geebung station — about as compact as a trail gets. Brisbane shoppers pair it…Lifeline Shop GeebungRed Cross Shop GeebungLink Vision Op Shop - GeebungAdelaide4 routes ready to follow.
Adelaide
4 routes ready to follow.
8 stopsThe Adelaide Square MileEverything inside the city grid — Rundle Street's charity shops to the west-end op shops, no car needed.City West USASA Op Shop AdelaideVinnies Adelaide
Goodwill Adelaide+5 more6 stopsThe Port Adelaide RoundSix shops around the Port, four of them almost on top of each other and two a few blocks west. Adelaide…Vinnies Port AdelaideRSPCA SA Port Adelaide Op Shop
Salvos Stores Port Adelaide+3 more5 stopsThe Grange Road RunFive shops on one stretch of Grange Road, several of them superstore-sized. Adelaide shoppers know this as…Red Cross Shop Kidman Park (Superstore)Vinnies Kidman ParkRSPCA SA Kidman Park Superstore+2 more5 stopsThe Parade at NorwoodFour op shops on and just off The Parade, all within a couple of hundred metres. Adelaide shoppers say the…Save the Children NorwoodVinnies NorwoodRSPCA SA Norwood Op Shop+2 more
Vinnies AdelaideGoodwill Adelaide+5 more6 stopsThe Port Adelaide RoundSix shops around the Port, four of them almost on top of each other and two a few blocks west. Adelaide…Vinnies Port AdelaideRSPCA SA Port Adelaide Op ShopSalvos Stores Port Adelaide+3 more5 stopsThe Grange Road RunFive shops on one stretch of Grange Road, several of them superstore-sized. Adelaide shoppers know this as…Red Cross Shop Kidman Park (Superstore)Vinnies Kidman ParkRSPCA SA Kidman Park Superstore+2 more5 stopsThe Parade at NorwoodFour op shops on and just off The Parade, all within a couple of hundred metres. Adelaide shoppers say the…Save the Children NorwoodVinnies NorwoodRSPCA SA Norwood Op Shop+2 moreMelbourne4 routes ready to follow.
Melbourne
4 routes ready to follow.
12 stopsThe Sydney Road MarathonSydney Road is a full-day commitment — Savers' giant floor, the charity op shops and Brunswick's vintage…
Salvos Stores BrunswickSave the Children BrunswickThe Salvation Army Brunswick – 256 Albert St+9 more10 stopsThe Chapel Street CircuitOp shopping with a designer twist down Chapel Street — Sacred Heart's originals, the charity classics and…
Sacred Heart Mission Op Shop Prahran Commercial RoadRed Cross Shop PrahranSacred Heart Mission Op Shop Prahran Chapel Street+7 more10 stopsThe Smith Street MileMelbourne's most storied thrift strip — Sacred Heart to Smith Street Bazaar, with every charity op shop and…
Anglicare Victoria Op Shop - FitzroyVinnies Fitzroy
BSL Hunter Gatherer Fitzroy+7 more7 stopsThe High Street Northcote StrollFive op shops strung along High Street, walkable end to end in about fifteen minutes if you do not stop —…Yesterdays Thrift Shop NorthcoteSacred Heart Mission Op Shop Northcote
Salvos Stores Northcote+4 more
Salvos Stores BrunswickSave the Children BrunswickThe Salvation Army Brunswick – 256 Albert St+9 more10 stopsThe Chapel Street CircuitOp shopping with a designer twist down Chapel Street — Sacred Heart's originals, the charity classics and…Sacred Heart Mission Op Shop Prahran Commercial RoadRed Cross Shop PrahranSacred Heart Mission Op Shop Prahran Chapel Street+7 more10 stopsThe Smith Street MileMelbourne's most storied thrift strip — Sacred Heart to Smith Street Bazaar, with every charity op shop and…Anglicare Victoria Op Shop - FitzroyVinnies FitzroyBSL Hunter Gatherer Fitzroy+7 more7 stopsThe High Street Northcote StrollFive op shops strung along High Street, walkable end to end in about fifteen minutes if you do not stop —…Yesterdays Thrift Shop NorthcoteSacred Heart Mission Op Shop NorthcoteSalvos Stores Northcote+4 morePerth4 routes ready to follow.
Perth
4 routes ready to follow.
12 stopsThe Freo WanderPort-city treasure hunting — Fremantle's op shops from the markets end down to South Freo, all walkable with…Salvos Stores South FremantleSave the Children South Fremantle
Salvos Stores Fremantle+9 more6 stopsThe Morley RoundFive op shops around Morley, all within walking distance of the Galleria and plenty of lunch options. Perth…
Good Sammy Morley Op Shop
Collective Hope Op ShopVinnies Morley Shop+3 more4 stopsThe Abernethy Road StripFour large op shops in a row on Abernethy Road. Perth shoppers call this one a goldmine and single out the…Vinnies Belmont ShopRed Cross Shop BelmontGood Sammy Belmont Op Shop+1 more4 stopsThe Butler FourFour shops within a couple of minutes of each other in Butler, at the northern end of the Perth line. Locals…
Salvos Stores ButlerSave the Children ButlerVinnies Butler Shop+1 more
Salvos Stores South FremantleSave the Children South FremantleSalvos Stores Fremantle+9 more6 stopsThe Morley RoundFive op shops around Morley, all within walking distance of the Galleria and plenty of lunch options. Perth…Good Sammy Morley Op ShopCollective Hope Op ShopVinnies Morley Shop+3 more4 stopsThe Abernethy Road StripFour large op shops in a row on Abernethy Road. Perth shoppers call this one a goldmine and single out the…Vinnies Belmont ShopRed Cross Shop BelmontGood Sammy Belmont Op Shop+1 more4 stopsThe Butler FourFour shops within a couple of minutes of each other in Butler, at the northern end of the Perth line. Locals…Salvos Stores ButlerSave the Children ButlerVinnies Butler Shop+1 moreSydney2 routes ready to follow.
Sydney
2 routes ready to follow.
11 stopsThe King Street CrawlSydney's op shop main street — charity classics and vintage dealers the whole length of King Street, spilling…
St Luke's Op Shop
Noffs Op Shop NewtownRed Cross Shop Newtown+8 more6 stopsThe Marrickville Two-Block LoopLocals call it a nice little two-block loop on Marrickville Road — four charity shops side by side, plus…
The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre
Salvos Stores MarrickvilleSave the Children Marrickville+3 more
St Luke's Op ShopNoffs Op Shop NewtownRed Cross Shop Newtown+8 more6 stopsThe Marrickville Two-Block LoopLocals call it a nice little two-block loop on Marrickville Road — four charity shops side by side, plus…The Bower Reuse and Repair CentreSalvos Stores MarrickvilleSave the Children Marrickville+3 more
