Westfield Riccarton
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Westfield Riccarton, formerly Riccarton Mall, is a large retail complex
in Christchurch
, New Zealand
. It's located at 129 Riccarton Road, 3 km (1.8 mi) from the city's CBD
.
In 2003 Westfield began a $90 million NZD
redevelopment of the shopping centre which was completed in 2005. A strong focus of the redevelopment was a leisure component, with the introduction of the 6 screens Hoyts Cinema
multiplex
- which features the second largest projection screen in New Zealand. In addition to the cinemas, a restaurant and cafe area was constructed focused on the Rotherham Street end of the mall.
On 28 May, 2009, the mall opened phase one of a new $75m expansion. The new redevelopment included 40 new retailers, a new café court precinct and an additional cinema screen was added to the existing Hoyts
Cinema Complex. The first stage of development, a new four level car park building with space for 400 cars, was completed in January 2009. The expansion increased the size of the mall to approximately 54,000 sqm. It is now New Zealand's third largest mall by retail space.
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...
in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch 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...
, 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...
. It's located at 129 Riccarton Road, 3 km (1.8 mi) from the city's CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
.
In 2003 Westfield began a $90 million NZD
New Zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar is the currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the Cook Islands , Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. It is divided into 100 cents....
redevelopment of the shopping centre which was completed in 2005. A strong focus of the redevelopment was a leisure component, with the introduction of the 6 screens Hoyts Cinema
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
multiplex
Multiplex (movie theater)
A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens, typically three or more. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an...
- which features the second largest projection screen in New Zealand. In addition to the cinemas, a restaurant and cafe area was constructed focused on the Rotherham Street end of the mall.
On 28 May, 2009, the mall opened phase one of a new $75m expansion. The new redevelopment included 40 new retailers, a new café court precinct and an additional cinema screen was added to the existing Hoyts
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
Cinema Complex. The first stage of development, a new four level car park building with space for 400 cars, was completed in January 2009. The expansion increased the size of the mall to approximately 54,000 sqm. It is now New Zealand's third largest mall by retail space.
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