Kawaii Kiwi Blog

Celebrate! Studio Ghibli

Sep 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

Currently playing in Auckland and Wellington at Event Cinemas: twenty-two of Studio Ghibli's movies! The festival ends on September 20th so there is still time to catch your favourites, as well as some lesser-known films! The Japanese subbed versions are being played...

Kawaii Locals – Noah’s Ark Pop-up in the Courtyard at Reading Cinemas

Jul 28, 2017 | 0 Comments

I went along early last Friday evening to the re-opening of the Reading Cinema food court (now called the Courtyard) in order to try Bubble Waffles from the Noah's Ark pop-up store. The complex has been closed since the earthquake in November last year as the carpark...

Happy Kawaii Christmas! Rilakkuma Gingerbread Cookies by Kawaiisweetworld

Dec 20, 2016 | 0 Comments

Hello there! I know it has been a long time in between updates, but the second half of this year was very busy. Hope you are all doing well, and I am happy to see that readers are still dropping in to say hi! A little while ago I posted about Kawaiisweetworld's...

Kawaii Events – The Newest New World Exhibition by Pip and Pop in Christchurch

Jun 17, 2016 | 0 Comments

My favourite installation artist Pip and Pop (Tanya Schultz) currently has an exhibition at the Christchurch City Art Gallery! If you haven't seen The Newest New World yet, you should check out the exhibition before it closes on Sunday! Pip and Pop make beautiful...

Kawaii Locals – Claw Grabby!

Jun 8, 2016 | 0 Comments

Cute Stationery, Plushies and Accessories from Claw Grabby! This post has been a long while coming! Earlier this year I tore a ligament, which put things on hold for a little bit and then it was off to Melbourne! For my trip I needed a compact pencil case that would...

Kawaii Anime – Donyatsu

Mar 18, 2016 | 0 Comments

I recently discovered Donyatsu on Crunchyroll! Each episode is only a few minutes long and revolves around the odd adventures of various kawaii dessert-shaped animals: From Crunchyroll: "Donyatsu is a cat-like, chocolate-coated donut creature living in an abandoned...

TonyMoly at Cosmic Wellington – Kawaii Locals

Feb 11, 2016 | 0 Comments

TonyMoly Products at Cosmic Wellington! I happened to wander into Cosmic in Wellington the other week to check out their now rather small camera selection. However in the opposite case I discovered a large selection of TonyMoly cosmetics and skincare products!...

Kawaii Music – Studio Ghibli Music Boxes by Nibariki

Dec 4, 2015 | 0 Comments

Kawaii Music Boxes - Close Up! I thought I would write a quick post focusing on the beautiful music boxes from Size Gift Store. I was actually lucky enough to pick up a couple of the smaller ones when I was there in 2014. I had meant to post photos then but only got...

Kawaii Auckland Trip 2015 – Highlights

Nov 9, 2015 | 4 Comments

Last time I posted a photo of my purchases from the Hello Kitty Store in Auckland, and here are the other highlights from the trip! Found! Hello Kitty Mini Pianos At: Music Planet in Queen St. In White: And Black: Dinner at Renkon As usual I got the Pork Sauce Katsu -...

Kawaii Adventures and a Website Update

Oct 24, 2015 | 2 Comments

Just popping in to say hello! Although it has been quiet here, I have been working on updating the site! There is still quite a lot of work to do, but the home page now has a much better overview of recent posts. I also recently went up to Auckland for a week and had...