Paper Plus

Locals hit this landside Paper Plus before security at /Kapa

Paper Plus sits landside near check-in at Queenstown Airport’s /Kapa area and opens 1 hour before the first flight, closing 30 minutes after the last one. It functions as the airport’s newsagent and bookshop in one, so this is your stop if you want something to read on a 2–3 hour domestic hop or a longer international leg out of ZQN.

You’ll see shelves of New Zealand magazines, plenty of Kiwi authors, and the usual airport mix of bestsellers and kids’ titles. It’s more “small-town bookshop” than big-city mega-store, so don’t expect every niche title, but grabbing a Witi Ihimaera novel or a local tramping guide here is realistic. Pricing tracks standard airport RRP, not discount-chain levels.

Beyond books, Paper Plus doubles as a basic convenience stop: snacks, bottled water, soft drinks, plus stationery like pens, envelopes, and notebooks. You can usually fix last-minute admin with things like printer paper, USB sticks, and simple cables, which matters at an airport with only a handful of other retail options. It’s all sold from a single compact shopfront, so you’re in and out fast.

Because it’s landside, you can use Paper Plus even if you’re only meeting an arrival or checking in very early for a morning departure that boards from one of the small gate lounges. Pick up your reading here, then head through security; there’s less book choice airside, so don’t bank on a better option later.

Tip: If you want a New Zealand magazine or local author for the flight, buy it here at /Kapa before you clear security, as selections shrink once you move airside.