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#116183 21-Apr-2013 12:04
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I am moving to New Zealand in august, and I have to admit to being an Apple man.

What stores in New Zealand have the best service for Apple products? I am assuming Apple doesn't have their own stores there yet?

I see that Harvey Norman sell some Apple products, but they don't seem to carry the whole lineup, and since they are a store with lots of different products I am a bit weary to have much knowledge they have of their products. 

But the most important thing is not necessarily their knowledge of the products, but more how good they are at support and customer service.

Thanks for any advice on where to go for Apple products in New Zealand.

Norwegian soon to be Kiwi.




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  #803014 21-Apr-2013 12:05
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What part of NZ are you moving to? istore is very good



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  #803016 21-Apr-2013 12:08
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I am moving to Napier and will stay there a year (or so) and then on to Wellington. I see iStore is only in Auckland. But they ship all over NZ I would guess?





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  #803055 21-Apr-2013 14:25
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If you're buying in Auckland, übertec in Parnell are great.

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  #803065 21-Apr-2013 14:50
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Support and customer service will not usually be done by a retailer, the products will usually get sent off it a problem. The retailer will also often have limited support and knowledge. Yobee or whatever they call themselves these days, used to be the main seller and supporter in NZ, but last time I went into their store, their range and sales attentiveness wasn't that great, but to be fair, to keep a lot of stock on the floor is expensive.

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  #803067 21-Apr-2013 14:52
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So maybe the solution is to buy directly with Apple on apple.co.nz?




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  #803069 21-Apr-2013 14:54
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jarledb: So maybe the solution is to buy directly with Apple on apple.co.nz?


Yes, but you can sometimes get good deals in NZ stores for some things like ipods, which you can't usually get from apple directly.

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