Pakuranga Plaza
| Location | Cnr. Ti Rakau Drive and Pakuranga Highway |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1965; 51 years ago |
| Owner | GYP Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 119 [1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Website |
Pakuranga Plaza (formerly Westfield Pakuranga) is a shopping centre in Pakuranga, Auckland. It is situated on the corner of Ti Rakau Drive and Pakuranga Highway.
The centre features approximately 115 stores, including the major stores Farmers, Countdown and The Warehouse, although The Warehouse is external to the mall.
Originally opened in 1965 as the Pakuranga Town Centre,[2] the mall was one of the first (probably the first) malls of the modern age in New Zealand, incorporating Farmers and George Court department stores. The mall itself has been transformed several times since it was first built and retains little of the 1960s style it once had (it was originally open to the air).
In a 2008 rating of New Zealand shopping centres by a retail expert group, Westfield Pakuranga received three out of four stars based on the criteria of amount of shopping area, economic performance, amenity and appeal as well as future growth prospects. It was noted to have received a relatively high rating even though struggling with major competition from Botany Town Centre and Sylvia Park.[3]
On December 10, 2012 the mall was sold to Ladstone Holdings Ltd and was renamed Pakuranga Plaza. The mall was resold in October 2014 to GYP Properties.
References
- ↑ Westfield
- ↑ "Auckland places - East Auckland - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
In 1965 the Fletcher Construction Company developed Pakuranga Town Centre and Tī Rākau Drive.
- ↑ Gibson, Anne (2008-07-07), From 'yahoo' to ho hum - how the shopping malls rate, The New Zealand Herald
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Coordinates: 36°54′46″S 174°52′18″E / 36.9128°S 174.871745°E