Balmoral, New Zealand

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Suburb:	Balmoral
City:	Auckland City
Island:	North Island
Surrounded by - to the north - to the east - to the south - to the west	Mount Eden Epsom Mount Roskill Sandringham

Balmoral is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand that is bordered by Mt Eden, Epsom, Mount Roskill and Sandringham and is located approximately 5 km from the centre of Auckland. It was named around the turn of the 20th century and derives it name from the Scottish country residence of the royal Family. Much of the housing in the area is from the 1920s and 1930s often in the Californian Bungalow style.

A distinctive feature are the numerous Asian restaurants that are located in the Balmoral shopping area and the surrounding Dominion Road intersection. These restaurants have a reputation for producing great food at very reasonable prices. Auckland's version of Chinatown is in Queen Street opposite Myers Park but Balmoral is a solid contender for this title.

The largest building in the Balmoral shops is the Capital Picture Theatre a cinema built in the neo-Greek style. During the 1980s it was one of Auckland's most popular art film venues, known as "Charlie Greys". It is still a cinema, but screens mainly Indian films.

Fredrerick Potter, one of Balmoral's Victorian landowners gifted a piece of land for the community; this is known as Potters Park which is located at the intersection of Balmoral and Dominion Roads.

The drawcards for Potters Park are: