What are some good souvenirs to bring home from Australia and New Zealand?

Answer 1

I traveled to Australia back in 2004, and although I was much younger then and if i went back now I would definetly look for more things.. I think I could give tips on some ideas of what to buy while there...!
Definetly things kangaroo or Koala -related, if you're shopping or looking for a gift for someone younger then you you'll have plenty of choices I remember buying my little sister plushie koala slippers and tourist-y shirts with cartoony kangaroos on them you'll find that kind of stuff everywhere, always a typical tourist-souvenire but loved nonetheless.
You'll see Kangaroos and koalas printed on tons of things, jewelry, clothing, keychains, etc etc and of course those can be good gifts to bring home.
You should look for boomerangs though! You can find them in tourist-y shops, but you should avoid the cheaply made ones.. they usually have very nicely made and decorated ones if you look in the right place, and they aren't that expensive either. I bought quite a few while I was there, and people loved to get them as gifts.
If you're looking for things for yourself though, definetly a genuine boomerang, I remember some people in my group of travelers considering purchasing actual australian made didgeridoos, but transporting them back to the U.S Can be hell.
If you look around the right places, you can usually find good corner-type flea market-y stores selling things very inexpensively and from all around the world. I found a Japanese lady selling some really inexpensive anime-related things and it made me happy as an otaku.
Ah! And in Australia, if you're looking for a nice gift to impress or want to treat yourself to a lovely unique piece of jewelry, look for Opals! They are lovely, and although the large ones are expensive, you can find small genuine opals on jewelry that run for only $50.
Hope this helped a bit.
And if you find any candy/snackfoods you've never heard of before or tried, buy it! Usually it's all veryy good. Although since I came back to the U.S they've started releasing some of the stuff they had in Australia but not here when I was there. I remember they didn't sell coffee crisp and aero bars here as much as they did in Australia but now it's grown in popularity.
Mmkay I'll end this here. =D

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What are some good souvenirs to bring home from Australia and New Zealand?

Answer 5

Australia you can bring back a didjeredo, they have them in many sizes so if you dont want to spend a bunch on a big one and shipping it back home, you can get a smaller one.
They are really cool to have.
New Zealand... hmmmm.... most of my souvenirs were my photos of my travel and my experiences. I didnt buy anything when I was out there though. Yeah come to think of it.
You can probably buy something to do w/ sheeps, lol.

Answer 6

You can go for the standard stuff - boomerangs and digeridoos but make sure you know the cultural significance before you just go out and buy a random one.
You could go for vegemite so long as you know how to eat it properly. (It's not to be had at levels of peanut butter - use sparingly people)
You could go for something a little different but now sold in most souvenier shops like a kangaroo paw key ring or a cane toad purse.

Personally, I'd go to where ever you're going and find a market and find something different that everyone is going to go 'wow! where did you get that?!' Doesn't matter what it is so long as you think it's funky

Answer 7

The best souvenirs need to be small, light, iconic, useful and relatively inexpensive. From Australia, iconic items usually feature Aboriginal art, Aussie native wildlife, such as the koala or the kangaroo, and famous landmarks or landforms, such as Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.

Relatively cheap iconic items that are small, light and useful (to varying degrees) include clip-on / cling koalas, fabulously brightly-coloured boomerangs, children's books about Aussie wildlife, boomerang keyrings, opal pendants shaped like koalas, mousepads, coasters and fridge magnets displaying Aboriginal art designs and, of course, postcards and chocolate-coated macadamia nuts and gum drops (candy).

Answer 8

get a maori greenstone carving, necklaces are cool. but only really relevant to the south island. you can buy beauty products made with rotorua mud or manuka honey too.
In australia my favorite things came from markets, eg wooden snakes and jewelry. kangaroo or crocodile jerky would be a funny gift for someone.
The most important thing is that your souvenirs remind you of your holiday.

Answer 9

cheap/light/easy to pack - sorry I don't know your age. when hosting an asian student he took home a heap of rulers (made in Australia with kangaroo) stamped on it /caremello koalas and also heaps of Australian roadsign stickers on a sheet (bauked a little as they were made in China)
depending on how much you want to spend...authenticity doesn't come cheap!
And the answer about memories and photos - good one!

Answer 10

The cane toad purses you can buy at markets, kangaroo steaks and sausages at the butchers dept in the supermarket, and the kangaroo-paw back-scratches, most souvenir shops have them.
:-)