Hej! IKEA NZ

IKEA said Kia Ora to Aotearoa
After a long wait, IKEA New Zealand finally opened its doors on 4 December last year. The store drew crowds with everything from the Prime Minister's ribbon-cutting to a string of opening events. I waited until the buzz had settled before visiting.

Jin came with us. The lead-up to the car park was a little slow, but being a weekday, parking itself was easy. The store was busy, but not overwhelmingly so. There was a nice, lively hum in the air. The familiar logo greeted us at the entrance, and the showrooms unfolded in that unmistakable IKEA way — warm, playful, full of colour. Jin took one look and ran straight in.