Newmarket, New Zealand

Newmarket
Broadway, the main street of Newmarket.
Broadway, the main street of Newmarket.
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Coordinates: 36°52′12″S 174°46′39″E / 36.869862°S 174.777578°E / -36.869862; 174.777578
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardŌrākei ward
Local boardWaitematā Local Board
Established1840s
Area
 • Land85 ha (210 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total2,750
Train stationsNewmarket railway station
(Auckland Domain) Parnell Newmarket Park
Grafton
Newmarket
Remuera
Mount Eden Epsom Remuera

Newmarket (Māori: Te Tī Tūtahi)[3][4] is an Auckland suburb to the south-east of the central business district. With its high building density, especially of retail shops, it is considered New Zealand's premier retailing area,[5] and a rival of local competitor Auckland CBD.

While as early as 1873, Newmarket has been referred to as a 'suburb' of Auckland,[6] in fact until the amalgamation of the borough councils into Auckland City Council in 1989, local governance was by the Newmarket Borough Council, with its own mayor. The borough, while one of the smallest in the Auckland Region, was also one of the busiest. This is especially true of Broadway, the main street, which has large shopping centres and smaller retail tenancies (with a total of over 400 stores as of mid-2010),[7] two movie theatres, and numerous restaurants, bars, and cafés.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Te Ti Tūtahi - Newmarket Business Association".
  4. ^ "Te Ti Tūtahi". Discover Auckland. Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Malls bring in the big bucks". The New Zealand Herald. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference DONE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Cameron Brewer: Winter of discontent for retailers". The New Zealand Herald. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.