Queensgate Shopping Centre, New Zealand
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| Location | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
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| Opening date | 1986 |
| Owner | Scentre Group (former) Stride Property (current) [1] |
| No. of stores and services | 182 [2] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 22,000 sqm |
| Website | http://www.westfield.co.nz/queensgate/ |
Westfield Queensgate (also known by its former name Queensgate Mall) is a large shopping centre in central Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The centre first opened in 1986, and underwent a large scale redevelopment that was completed in August 2006.
Stores
The centre features:150 speciality stores, plus
- a 2 floor Farmers department store
- a large Warehouse store
- a JB Hi-Fi store
- a Countdown supermarket
- a 9 screen Event Cinemas multiplex
Financial institutions
Bank of New Zealand
ANZ
Kiwibank
The Co-operative Bank
Transport
The centre is located on the corner of Queens Drive and Bunny Street in the centre of Lower Hutt. It is also the location of a major bus interchange (known as Lower Hutt Queensgate) with buses going to Upper Hutt, Waterloo Interchange (Hutt Central) Railway Station, Petone and Wellington City. The centre is also a short walking distance from Melling railway station. The centre has over 1,855 car park spaces.
History and Development
The area was formerly a residential area. The houses were demolished in the mid 60's-70s to make way for a transport centre. The centre opened in 1986. The centre refurbished in 1991 and was expanded. It was purchased by Westfield in 1999. Between 2004 and 2006 the mall had a big expansion doubling the size of the centre with a bigger carpark, more shops and a new Event Cinemas multiplex. The Foodtown supermarket that is overtaken by the carpark now has now moved south-east of the mall. The centre has a catchment area of 375,030+ people annually. The centre has a footfall of over 8 million people per annum. The centre's floor space is 45,467 m² (489,406 ft²) and the centre has an annual turnover of NZ$202.5 million.