International Christmas cutoff dates - 1st Nov 2025

To overseas customers: to have the best chance of arriving in time for Christmas 2025 (but, not 100% guaranteed, as is always the way with international shipping!), be sure to place your orders BEFORE the below dates:

AUSTRALIA:
Standard untracked shipping: 10th December
Courier shipping (faster): 15th December 

USA:
Standard untracked shipping: 8th December
Courier shipping (faster): 15th December 

ASIA, CANADA, EUROPE & UK:
Standard untracked shipping: 1st December
Courier shipping (faster): 8th December 

REST OF THE WORLD:
* we have been provided this advice by our carrier, but depending on where in the world you actually are, we don't have an enormous amount of faith in these dates (if you're reading this, it may already be too late...) *
Standard untracked shipping: 24th NOVEMBER
Courier shipping (faster): 5th December 

If you find yourself seeking a Christmas gift on the wrong side of these dates, there is an enormously expensive EXPRESS option that we can try. Contact us for details:

books@hardtofind.co.nz
Phone 03 471 8518

USA CUSTOMERS READ ME! (updated) - 22nd Aug 2025

TRUMP TARIFFS: New Zealand Post (NZP) has resumed sending to the USA, hooray. However, your books will be a little more expensive, as we shall be passing on the cost of both the tariffs and costs associated with paying said tariffs onto you, the customer (SAD!). But the good news is, once you have paid for your book/s and shipping, you will NOT have to pay any extra duties or fees to receive your package (unlike the situation recently, when we did not have a DDP ("delivery duties paid") service available)

Random note: if you are in ALASKA or HAWAI'I, we have no idea why, but it costs an extra NZ$25 PER BOOK to send a package to you! If you have an alternative address in another US state, that is your best bet. 

Givealittle for Hard to Find Books Auckland - 21st Aug 2025

Hard to Find hits Hard Times. We are in a financial property pickle. Please help!
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/hard-to-find-hits-hard-times

Malazan 1st Editions - 18th Aug 2025

Steven Erikson Malazan Book of the Fallen first editions, held at our Dunedin branch, see here for details

Rare Frank Ocean printed memorabilia - 17th Aug 2025

New to the website: 2019 edition of Frank Ocean's BOYS DON'T CRY magazine, depicted here. But also, some rarer, early magazine appearances eg Fader: Fall Fashion 75 (Aug/Sept 2011), Garagisme Issue No 3 April 2013, The Advocate, October 2012.

Have a look here

Rubaiyat Gallery - 15th Feb 2025

A gallery of fine illustrated Rubaiyats currently in stock: Rene Bull, Adelaide Hanscom, Ronald Balfour, Willy Pogany, Arthur Szyk (SOLD). We also have copies in te reo Maori, translated by Pei Te Hurinui Jones



 

Farewell Brian Turner - 6th Feb 2025

Great poet of Otago nature & environmentalist, some tributes to the late Brian Turner at the below:

Reading Room, Philip Temple

The Spinoff

Otago Daily Times

DOCTOR WHO - 4th Feb 2025

Usually have plenty of DOCTOR WHO novelisation paperbacks, recently have had an additional influx