NorthWest Shopping Centre

NorthWest Shopping Centre
NorthWest Shopping Centre during construction in July 2015
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LocationWestgate, Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates36°49′05″S 174°36′41″E / 36.81796°S 174.61151°E / -36.81796; 174.61151
Opening dateOctober 1, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-10-01)[1]
ManagementStride Property
OwnerStride Property
No. of stores and services100
No. of anchor tenants2
Total retail floor area27,000 m2 (290,626 sq ft)[2] + 7,700 m2 (82,882 sq ft)[1]
No. of floors2
Websitenorthwestshoppingcentre.co.nz

NorthWest Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in Westgate, a suburb in the northwest of Auckland, New Zealand. It is situated on the other side of Fred Taylor Drive from the pre-existing Westgate Shopping Centre. The shopping centre was opened on 1 October 2015 and consists of 100 shops on 2.7 hectares (27,000 m2) of internal floorspace.[3] Major anchor tenants at the mall include Farmers and Countdown.[4] NorthWest is owned and managed by Stride Property (formerly DNZ Property Fund).[2]

At the time of its opening it was expected to create up to 700 jobs.[5]

NorthWest Stage 2 was opened in October 2016 and contains restaurants, retailers and offices around Te Pumanawa Square.[6] Another 300 jobs were created by the 7,700 square metre extension, in addition to the existing 700 jobs.[1]

In 2017, Auckland Council and the developer of the mall sought dispute resolution over deferred payment of fees. There were also issues of use of a traffic island that was part of the council's plan for an intersection upgrade, and the need to abandon a bus interchange on a footpath that was on land owned by the developer.[7]

As of 2017, the mall has 32,500 m2 of lettable area.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "New Auckland retail and dining precinct opens". NZ Herald. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "About Us". NorthWest Shopping Centre official website. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ Ryan, Sophie (1 October 2015). "Hundreds of shoppers flock to new west Auckland mega mall". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Hello, from NorthWest Shopping Centre". NorthWest Shopping Centre official website. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  5. ^ "DNZ becomes Stride Property from today". Scoop. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  6. ^ "NorthWest Shopping Centre opening October 1". Stuff.co.nz. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Wrangle over west Auckland development costs". Radio New Zealand. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Westgate town centre development site". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. New Zealand Herald. 1 September 2017.