11 Feb 2026

Long-running Auckland bookshop saves itself from closure

From Checkpoint, 4:35 pm on 11 February 2026

A much-loved and long-running Auckland secondhand bookshop will live to write another chapter, having saved itself from closure. Hard to Find Books was struggling to find a new location for its hundreds of thousands of titles after its landlord - the Catholic Church - decided to sell the famous former convent where the shop has traded for eight years. Following months of hunting the shop has finally found a home, but as other secondhand bookshops close their doors it's still facing a tough fight for survival. Evie Richardson reports.