Westfield Queensgate
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| Westfield Queensgate | |
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| Owner | The Westfield Group |
| No. of stores and services | 182 [1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Website | westfield.com/queensgate |
Westfield Queensgate is the largest shopping centre in the Wellington Region. The centre underwent a large scale development that was completed in August 2006. The centre features:
- a large 2 floor Farmers department store that is spread over 2 floors
- a brand new The Warehouse
- brand new Woolworths supermarket
- Village SkyCity 9 screen cinemas
- plus over 170 specialty stores.
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[edit] 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 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.
[edit] History and Development
The centre first opened in 1986. The centre refurbished in 1991 and was then purchased by Westfield in 1999. The centre then underwent a huge 2 year development between 2004 and 2006 doubling the size of the centre. The centre has a catchment area of 375,030 people. 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.
