Resene ColorShops, resellers and stockists

Please click on the area of the map you are interested in to find your nearest Resene ColorShop or supplier of Resene paints. To view individual shop location maps you will need Acrobat Reader. You can also get free advice online or over the phone: Ask a Paint Expert or Ask a Colour Expert or call 0800 737 363 in NZ or 1800 738 383 in Australia.

		Online ColorShop for testpots, colour tools & decorating books
Australian ColorShops	North Island   South Island Resene Curtain Collection specialists	Online ColorShop

Only selected stores are open on public holidays – check with your local store. Stores don’t open on restricted trading days, which are Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Anzac Day (before 1pm).

Customer feedback survey

To view individual shop location maps you will need Acrobat Reader.

Find ColorShops:

• North Island ColorShops
• South Island ColorShops
• Australian ColorShops
• Resene Curtain Collection specialists

How did ColorShops get their name?

We're often asked how ColorShops got their name. The name ColorShop has quite a long history and has been used since 1970s, when the first ColorShop was opened in Wellington. Tony Nightingale, the son of Ted who started Resene and the father of Nick who currently runs Resene had to come up with a name for our stores. He considered calling them a ColourShop or a ColorShop and decided on 'ColorShop' rather than 'ColourShop' because it looked better (more evenly balanced without the 'u') and would be unique. It also has a capital 'S' in the middle which also doesn't fit with normal spelling, but this was also done by Tony to make it more unique. We spell 'colour' correctly for all our normal colour charts and articles. Over the years many others had tried to imitate Tony's new developments so he always tried to do things a little differently. Tony is a huge part of the history of Resene taking it from a very small business to a nationwide business and then one that started selling overseas. Tony's spelling of the name 'ColorShop' has been retained in his memory.

Soft plastic recycling

Selected Resene ColorShops have soft plastic recycling collection areas in store – these are Wairau Park Resene ColorShop, Tauranga Resene ColorShop, Thorndon Resene ColorShop and Ferrymead Resene ColorShop. Other Resene ColorShops can accept Resene magazine soft plastic wrap and arrange recycling through the soft plastics recycling location. The soft plastics recycling is used by Future Post to make fence posts and SAVEboard to make board for use in construction. For more on soft plastics recycling, see www.recycling.kiwi.nz.

Rainbow ends

Peter Yarranton of Cambridge has unveiled the secret behind Resene's ability to mix a myriad of colours to suit every project. Peter, passing by the Cambridge Resene ColorShop captured this photograph of the rainbow ending in the Resene ColorShop - a pot of gold to be sure.