Where to take your sweet tooth in New Zealand

"A diabetics nightmare and a gluttons dream. With myself being the latter, I both highly regret and love that I found this place. I purposely try not to come to this place because a) I would be obese if I came every time I had the urge to and b) I take about half an hour to make a decision on what I want, ensuring I weigh up all the pros and cons about each individual item up against each other to get maximum benefits of chocolate-goodness with my ultimate decision. I have to say my favourite is the hot white chocolate drink . It is absolutely 10/10 and just thinking about it now makes me want to go and get one… Chocolate Boutique makes me feel like I have an eating problem and I am fine with that."

"I’m not sure what it is about girls loving pretty little cupcakes but they are a sure fire winner. Boys if you are ever in trouble with the missus then just get her a box of these bad boys and everything will be fine, I promise you. The presentation of these cupcakes is so cute, there’s endless designs and flavours to choose from. Not only do they look so amazing that you barely want to eat it because you’d ruin its beauty, but they taste like a slice of heaven. I’m hardly the world’s biggest fan of sweet things but I would never ever say no to a cupcake from Delish. My favourite is the Cookie Dough caramel cupcake, doesn’t even the name just sell it to you? Let alone the fact that it tastes like bliss."

"Eeeeeveryone loves Movenpick. Their delicious creamy whipped icecream is too good to resist. On my most recent visit, I asked the worker what in their opinion was the best and they said the banana one and I had never gotten that so I did, it was sooo good. Definitely try that one out. I have also recently gotten the raspberry flavoured one, which was very adventurous for me as usually I stick to the chocolately types, I mean if I am going to get icecream I am going to go all out and not get fruit. But I had no regrets here, I was going to buy a tub of it but thought I’d better calm down and not make rash decisions. Never had a bad experience here, the icecream is always amazing and the workers very friendly. I love how clean the shop always is too because I am a clean-freak. Great place to come on a date or even with kids, Movenpick is extremely practical!"

"I first went to Shaky Isles about 7 months ago. The menu was amazing, I ordered a traditional kiwi breakfast with bacon, eggs, baked beans and all that jazz. It was fantastic but my Whittaker’s mochaccino was the winner! The place is great, lovely ambience and it’s somewhere you want to sit outside so you can possibly be spotted by, say, an ex-boyfriend who will see you looking extremely trendy and chic, even if you are sitting by yourself which is most likely the case for me. You MUST get the Whittaker’s mochaccino or hot chocolate and let the chocolate stick slowly melt and sink like the titanic before drinking. So delishiously chocolatey, although I think watching the chocolate dissolve and sink was half the novelty for me."