Westfield Manukau

Westfield Manukau
Amersham Way entrance
LocationManukau, Auckland, New Zealand
AddressCorner Great South & Manukau Station Roads
Opened20th October 1976 (20th October 1976)
OwnerScentre Group
Stores167[1]
3 - Farmers, Woolworths and Event Cinemas
Floor area36,793 m2 (396,037 sq ft)
Floors2
Parking2,113
WebsiteWestfield Manukau

Westfield Manukau is a major shopping centre located in Manukau, a southern district of Auckland, New Zealand. Built in 1972, it was originally named Manukau City Centre.

History

Manukau City Centre mall in 1977

The Manukau City Centre mall was built in 1972 by Fletcher Construction as part of the wider growth and development of Manukau. The mall was acquired by the Westfield Group in 2001 and rebranded as Westfield Manukau City.[2] It was later rebranded as Westfield Manukau.

The mall has undergone several renovations and expansions, including the addition of a new food court and the development of a new cinema complex. The centre was redeveloped in 1986 and 1992, by then owners National Mutual and Fletcher Challenge.[2]

On 21 November 1986, Mayor of Manukau City, Barry Curtis, announced plans to establish a mini-monorail system at Manukau City Centre ahead of the 1990 Commonwealth Games, with a later extension to the railway line at Wiri. The plans were later abandoned.[3][4]

In late 2007, after a redevelopment, the mall had more than 170 stores and employed 1,458 staff.[5]

Annual sales for the year 2018 were $293.4 million.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Browse stores". Westfield Group. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Westfield Manukau City". Scentre Group. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Auckland Libraries Research's Post". Facebook. 19 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Bruce Ringer (2009). "The railway renewed: 150 years of railways in Manukau". Auckland Council Libraries.
  5. ↑ "Westfield Completes Manukau Development (Westfield Press Release)". Scoop. 30 November 2007.
  6. ↑ "Four biggest NZ malls a focus for Scentre in $790m property expansion". The New Zealand Herald. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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