Colette Palmer, left, and Jasmine Begg, of The Ink Pot, use a rolling library ladder at the independent romance bookstore’s opening in St Andrew St on Saturday. Dozens of people queued down St Andrew St on Saturday morning when The Ink Pot opened its doors for the first time, to the delight of owner Colette Palmer. "We’ve got some local Dunedin authors on the shelves, and it’s always such a pleasure when we scan their books through." Work by local crafters was also for sale — Ms Palmer said she wanted the store to feel like a "real Dunedin space". Eager readers line Dunedin’s St Andrew St for the opening of independent romance bookstore The Ink Pot.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 22, 2026 17:42 UTC