Living The Island Life

Overview

Living The Island Life Waiheke is a small shop located in the Ostend Pharmacy. They sell beach products and giftware.

They are located in the a old building that used to be home to a Waiheke sports bar called The Rock, the Rock got closed for redevelopment in 2016 but unfortunately never opened again for many years the building was empty and slowly getting worked on.

Living The Island Life is a small portion of the pharmacy.

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2025 Update

Living The Island Life is back after being closed for a few months. It is now part of the pharmacy as expected. The range of items and floor space is smaller, we suspect they will just keep the popular items going forward.

2026 Update

Still inside the pharmacy, operating at the same hours and counter.

Products Sold

• Dresses
• Umbrellas
• Candles
• Pillows
• Gift Sets
• Unique shaped wine holders
• Hats
• Local Art
• Handbags
• Glasses

Access Information

The best way to access Living The Island Life would be from any direction, just pull into the parking lot, park at the back to not block access.

Toilet Access

No, closest toilet would be inside Woolworths 60m down the road.

Wheelchair Access

Yes, Wheelchair access is available.

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