List of shopping malls in New Zealand
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of shopping mall
s in New Zealand
.
For comparison, the largest mall in Canada, the West Edmonton Mall
in Edmonton
, Canada
has a retail space of 350,000 m². The largest in the United States of America is the 230,000 m² Mall of America
in Bloomington, Minnesota
. Melbourne's
Chadstone Shopping Centre
, which has been described as the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere
, has 190,000 m² of retail space.
Auckland
Hamilton
Kapiti Coast
New Plymouth
Tauranga
Wellington
Christchurch
Proposed Shopping Developments:
NOTE: Several of Christchurch's malls were badly affected by the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and are currently being assessed as to their continued structural viability.
Dunedin
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
s in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Largest by total retail space
| Name | City | First constructed | Floors | Total retail space | Retail stores | Anchor tenants | Cinema screens | Parking spaces | Visitors annually | Total sales | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Base The Base (mall) The Base is a major shopping complex located in Te Rapa, in the New Zealand city of Hamilton. Originally built in 2005, it still has future developments to come. The Mall "Te Awa" was completed on August 2011 and The Base is now the country's largest shopping complex.-History:The very first stage... |
Hamilton | 2005 | 1 | 61,594 m² | 100+ (pre Stages 2 & 3 of Te Awa) | 8 | 6 (Opens August 2011) | 2153 | 5.7 million (pre Te Awa) | ? | The next stage of The Base development opens on 29 July 2010. The addition of Stage 1 of "Te Awa" will make The Base New Zealand's largest retail centre by rentable area under one ownership. Further stages of development happening now. |
| Sylvia Park Sylvia Park Sylvia Park is a large business park and shopping centre in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Mount Wellington. Less commonly known, the area around the centre is also called Sylvia Park... |
Auckland | 2007 | 2 | 60,000 m² | 204+ | 6 | 10 | 4000 | 6.3 million | $300m | Sylvia Parks Development has finished |
| Westfield Riccarton Westfield Riccarton Westfield Riccarton, formerly Riccarton Mall, is a large retail complex in Christchurch, New Zealand. It's located at 129 Riccarton Road, 3 km from the city's CBD.... |
Christchurch | 1965 | 2 | 55,149 m² | 200 | 7 | 7 | 2400 | 9.8m (2007) | $332m (2009) | First NZ mall to reach $300m in annual sales (2007) |
| Westfield Albany Westfield Albany Westfield Albany is a new shopping centre of the Westfield Group in Albany, New Zealand, opposite the Albany Lakes Civic Park. Once the last sections opened in April 2008, at 7 ha of indoor space , it became the largest shopping centre in New Zealand, eclipsing even recently opened Sylvia Park,... |
Auckland | 2007 | 2 | 53,154 m² | 150 | 4 | 8 | 2300+ | ? | $281m (2009) | 70,000 m² total indoor space includes 17,000 m² of office space |
| Westfield Queensgate Westfield Queensgate Westfield Queensgate is the largest shopping centre in the Wellington Region, New Zealand. Commonally known just as 'Queensgate' The centre underwent a large scale development that was completed in August 2006.The centre features:... |
Wellington | 2006 | 2 | 45,467 m² | 174+ | 2 | 9 | 1855+ | 8m+ | $203m | |
| Westfield St Lukes Westfield St Lukes Westfield St Lukes is one of the big three shopping centres in the western suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand, and is located on St Lukes Road. It receives about 6 million shopper visits annually. With 43,000 m² gross floor area , it features a Farmers, K mart, Foodtown, a Village SKYCITY 8 screen... |
Auckland | 1971 | 1 | 43,000 m² | 168 | 4 | 8 | 2000+ | 6m | ? | |
| Northlands Shopping Centre | Christchurch | 1967 | 1 | 42,159 m² | 135+ | 5 | ? | 1700+ | ? | ? | |
| Westfield WestCity Westfield WestCity Westfield WestCity is a major regional shopping centre located in Henderson, a suburb of Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand, west of the Auckland CBD... |
Auckland | 1974 | 3 | 36,921 m² | 230 | 4 | 8 | 1492 | 8m | ? | |
| Westfield Manukau City Westfield Manukau City Westfield Manukau City is a major shopping centre located in South Auckland, New Zealand, near the intersection of the Auckland Southern Motorway and Southwest Motorway, south-southeast of the Auckland CBD.... |
Auckland | 1976 | 2 | 36,793 m² | 197 | 2 | 10 | 1885 | 7.5m | $176m (2006) | |
| The Palms The Palms Shopping Centre The Palms Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in the Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Shirley, 4 km from the city's CBD.... |
Christchurch | 1997 | 2 | 34,000 m² | 110 | 3 | 8 | 1450+ | ? | ? | |
For comparison, the largest mall in Canada, the West Edmonton Mall
West Edmonton Mall
West Edmonton Mall , located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is the largest shopping mall in North America and the fifth largest in the world. The mall was founded by the Ghermezian brothers, who emigrated from Iran in 1959. It was the world's largest mall until 2004.West Edmonton Mall covers a gross...
in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
has a retail space of 350,000 m². The largest in the United States of America is the 230,000 m² Mall of America
Mall of America
The Mall of America, also called MOA and the Megamall, is a shopping mall located in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of the Twin Cities, in the United States. It is located southeast of the junction of Interstate 494 and Minnesota State Highway 77, north of the Minnesota River and is across the...
in Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern...
. Melbourne's
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone Shopping Centre is a super regional shopping centre located in the inner south-eastern suburb of Malvern East in the city of Melbourne, Australia...
, which has been described as the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
, has 190,000 m² of retail space.
AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
- Albany Mega Centre - Albany, North Shore City
- Atrium on Elliot - CBD, Auckland City
- Botany Town CentreBotany Town Centre, HowickBotany Town Centre is located in Auckland, New Zealand and has approximately 200 shops spread across three complexes and restaurants, as well as entertainment buildings such as cinemas. Botany Town Centre provides an award-winning shopping experience....
- Botany Downs, Manukau City - DFS Galeria Customshouse - CBD, Auckland City
- Dressmart - Onehunga, Auckland City
- Eastridge Shopping Centre - Orakei, Auckland City
- Hunters Plaza - Papatoetoe, Manukau City
- Kelston Shopping Centre - Kelston, Waitakere City
- Lynnmall - New Lynn, Auckland City
- Manukau Supa CentreManukau Supa Centreis a regional shopping centre located at the intersection of Cavendish and Lambie Drives in Manukau City, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located south-southeast of the Auckland CBD.-Major Retailers:Major retailers within the centre include:*Spotlight...
- Manukau Central, Manukau City - Meadowbank Shopping Centre - Meadowbank, Auckland City
- Meadowlands Shopping Plaza - Botany Downs, Manukau City
- Highbury Shopping Centre - Birkenhead, North Shore City
- Milford Shopping Centre - Milford, North Shore City
- Westgate Shopping CentreWestgate Shopping CentreWestgate Shopping Centre may refer to:* A shopping centre in Horizon View, Johannesburg.* Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford, England.* Westgate Shopping Centre In Ottawa, Ontario...
- Massey, Waitakere City - Pacific Plaza - Whangaparaoa, Rodney District
- Queen's Arcade - CBD, Auckland City
- Royal Oak MallRoyal Oak MallRoyal Oak Mall is a shopping centre in Auckland, New Zealand which was expanded in the mid-1980s. It is on the corner of Manukau and Mt Albert Roads in Royal Oak, Auckland City, and has 80 shops, 18 of which are national brands....
- Royal Oak, Auckland City - Southmall ManurewaSouthmall ManurewaSouthmall Manurewa is a major regional shopping centre located in Manurewa, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on Great South Road adjacent to the Manurewa Train Station, south-southeast of the Auckland CBD.-History and development:...
- Manurewa, Manukau City - Sylvia ParkSylvia ParkSylvia Park is a large business park and shopping centre in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Mount Wellington. Less commonly known, the area around the centre is also called Sylvia Park...
- Sylvia Park, Auckland - Three Kings Shopping Mall - Three Kings, Auckland City
- Waitakere Mega CentreWaitakere Mega CentreWaitakere Mega Centre is an integrated bulk retail shopping centre, located in Henderson, a major suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on Vitasovich Avenue approximately west of the Auckland CBD immediately adjacent to Westfield WestCity...
- Henderson, Waitakere - WestgateWestgate-Companies:* Westgate Resorts, a real estate company and timeshare company* Westgate Department Stores, the Department store division of Anglia Regional Co-operative Society in the United Kingdom-United Kingdom:* Westgate, County Durham* Westgate, Gloucester...
- Waitakere City, Auckland - WestfieldThe Westfield GroupThe Westfield Group is an Australian shopping centre group undertaking ownership, development, design, construction, funds/asset management, property management, leasing and marketing activities...
brand malls:- Westfield AlbanyWestfield AlbanyWestfield Albany is a new shopping centre of the Westfield Group in Albany, New Zealand, opposite the Albany Lakes Civic Park. Once the last sections opened in April 2008, at 7 ha of indoor space , it became the largest shopping centre in New Zealand, eclipsing even recently opened Sylvia Park,...
- Albany, North Shore City (currently New Zealand's biggest shopping center) - Westfield DowntownWestfield DowntownWestfield Downtown is a smaller shopping centre with 12,417 m² gross lettable area in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. It is situated at 11-19 Customs Street West between Lower Albert Street and the Britomart Transport Centre....
- CBD, Auckland City - Westfield GlenfieldWestfield GlenfieldWestfield Glenfield is a shopping center in Glenfield, part of North Shore City, in Auckland. Opened in 1971, it is situated on the corner of Glenfield Road and Downing Street. The mall was bought by Westfield Group in 1996...
- Glenfield, North Shore City - Westfield Manukau CityWestfield Manukau CityWestfield Manukau City is a major shopping centre located in South Auckland, New Zealand, near the intersection of the Auckland Southern Motorway and Southwest Motorway, south-southeast of the Auckland CBD....
- Manukau Central, Manukau City - Westfield 277 NewmarketWestfield 277 NewmarketTwo Double Seven is a medium sized shopping centre with upmarket shops located at 277 Broadway, in the Newmarket suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It features a Foodtown, a nearby Farmers and about 60 speciality stores. In 2005, it had retail sales of NZ$120 million...
- Newmarket, Auckland City (previously trading as Two Double Seven) - Westfield PakurangaWestfield PakurangaWestfield Pakuranga is a shopping centre in Pakuranga, part of Manukau City, in Auckland. It is situated on the corner of Ti Rakau Drive and Pakuranga Highway....
- Pakuranga, Manukau City - Westfield St LukesWestfield St LukesWestfield St Lukes is one of the big three shopping centres in the western suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand, and is located on St Lukes Road. It receives about 6 million shopper visits annually. With 43,000 m² gross floor area , it features a Farmers, K mart, Foodtown, a Village SKYCITY 8 screen...
- St. Lukes, Auckland - Westfield Shore CityWestfield Shore CityWestfield Shore City is the smallest of the Westfield malls in Auckland and is situated between Como Street, Lake Road and Anzac Street in the centre of Takapuna, North Shore City.It has approximately 75 stores with the only major tenant being a Farmers....
- Takapuna, North Shore City - Westfield WestCityWestfield WestCityWestfield WestCity is a major regional shopping centre located in Henderson, a suburb of Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand, west of the Auckland CBD...
- Henderson, Waitakere City
- Westfield Albany
HamiltonHamilton, New ZealandHamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
- The BaseThe Base (mall)The Base is a major shopping complex located in Te Rapa, in the New Zealand city of Hamilton. Originally built in 2005, it still has future developments to come. The Mall "Te Awa" was completed on August 2011 and The Base is now the country's largest shopping complex.-History:The very first stage...
, Te Rapa - Centre PlaceCentre Place/Downtown PlazaCentre Place is a shopping mall in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Hamilton Central....
- Downtown PlazaCentre Place/Downtown PlazaCentre Place is a shopping mall in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Hamilton Central....
- Westfield ChartwellWestfield ChartwellWestfield Chartwell is a shopping centre located on a site in the suburb of Chartwell, north of Hamilton, New Zealand. The shopping centre is informally referred to as "Chartwell Square" by many Hamilton residents, as this was its name before The Westfield Group took over ownership.-History and...
Kapiti CoastKapiti CoastThe Kapiti Coast is the name of the section of the coast of the south-western North Island of New Zealand that is north of Wellington and opposite Kapiti Island. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Wellington Regional Council...
- Coastlands Shoppingtown
- Raumati Beach Village Shopping Centre http://www.raumatibeach.co.nz/
New PlymouthNew PlymouthNew Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
- Centre City Shopping CentreCentre City Shopping CentreCentre City Shopping Centre is a mall located on Ariki Street in New Plymouth, New Zealand. It contains over 55 shops and services, including a Farmers and McDonald's. It is situated close to the foreshore, Puke Ariki, and the local library....
http://www.centre-city.co.nz/ - Downtown Plaza
- The Valley Mega Centre
TaurangaTaurangaTauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...
- Bay Central
- Bayfair, Mount Maunganui
- Bethlehem Town Centre
- Fashion Island, Papamoa
- Fraser Cove
- Gate Pa Shopping Centre
- Goddards Centre
- Palm Beach Plaza, Papamoa
WellingtonWellingtonWellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
- Capital Gateway Centre. Thorndon Quay
- Capital on the Quay
- Churchill Drive Shopping Center
- Harbour City Shopping Centre
- Johnsonville Shopping Centre
- North City Shopping Centre
- Trentham City Shopping Centre http://www.trenthamcity.co.nz/
- Wainuiomata Mall
- Westfield Queensgate
ChristchurchChristchurchChristchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
- Airport City (New terminal shopping precinct pending... due to open 2011)
- The Arts Centre
- Avonhead Mall
- Barrington Mall (Expansion plans pending)
- Bishopdale Mall
- Bush Inn Centre
- City Mall (Downtown - Redevelopment in progress including provision for light-rail network)
- Colombo StreetColombo StreetColombo Street is a main road of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It runs south-north through the centre of Christchurch with a break at Cathedral Square. As with many other central Christchurch streets, it is named for a colonial Anglican bishopric, Colombo, in what at the time was known as...
Shopping Precinct - The Crossing (Linked to the Downtown Bus Exchange)
- Dress-Smart Mall (Hornby - Expansion completed 2009)
- Eastgate
- Fendalton Mall
- Ferrymead Central
- Guthrey CentreGuthrey CentreThe Guthrey Centre at 126 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, originally the offices of Andersons Foundry and later 'Andersons Ltd, was a Category I heritage building registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust...
- High Street Shopping Prescinct
- Homebase Shirley
- The Hub Hornby
- Ilam Shopping Centre
- The Lanes (Under Development... includes SOL Square)
- Merivale Mall
- New Brighton Mall
- Northlands Mall
- Northwood Supa Center
- The Palms Shopping CentreThe Palms Shopping CentreThe Palms Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in the Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Shirley, 4 km from the city's CBD....
- Parklands Shopping Centre
- Pegasus Town Shopping Centre (Staged development... Due for completion around 2015)
- Rolleston Square Shopping Centre
- South City Centre (Redevelopment and expansion pending by Multiplex)
- Styx Centre (Stage 2 Northwood) 47,000sqm due to open 2017. To be modelled on Auckland's Botany Centre
- Sydenham Central Mall
- Tower Junction
- Triangle Centre
- Victoria Street Shopping Precinct
- Westfield RiccartonWestfield RiccartonWestfield Riccarton, formerly Riccarton Mall, is a large retail complex in Christchurch, New Zealand. It's located at 129 Riccarton Road, 3 km from the city's CBD....
($75m expansion opens May 28, 2009)
Proposed Shopping Developments:
- Chapple Place Hornby. Construction has commencend on new Countdown supermarket. Further tenants likely.
- Moorhouse/Montreal Development
- Prestons Shopping Centre - to be incorporated in the proposed 2500 section 'Prestons' subdivision in Marshlands.
- Spitfire Place Retail development on Johns Road/Memorial Road corner.
NOTE: Several of Christchurch's malls were badly affected by the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and are currently being assessed as to their continued structural viability.
DunedinDunedinDunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
- Centre City Mall
- Gardens Mall
- Golden Centre
- Meridian MallMeridian Mall, DunedinThe Meridian Mall is a large shopping complex in Dunedin, New Zealand designed by ASA Crone Architects, an Australian development company. At it is the largest retail mall in the southern South Island, and one of the largest in the South Island as a whole....
- Roslyn Village Shopping Centre
- South City Mall
- Wall Street