Botany Town Centre facts for kids
| Location | East Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°56′01″S 174°54′47″E / 36.933712°S 174.913167°E |
| Address | Corner Ti Rakau Drive and Chapel Road |
| Opening date | May 2001 |
| Management | AMP Capital |
| Owner | Canadian interests |
| No. of stores and services | 200+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 62,700 m2 (675,000 sq ft) |
| Parking | 2,535 |
Botany Town Centre is a big shopping and entertainment area in Auckland, New Zealand. It opened in May 2001. You can find it at the corner of Ti Rakau Drive and Chapel Road in East Tamaki. This centre has over 200 shops, places to eat, and fun entertainment like cinemas.
Botany Town Centre is different from a regular enclosed mall. It's designed more like a small town, with different buildings and outdoor spaces. This means it can also have useful services like doctors' offices and a library. This design helps it stand out from other shopping centres.
In 2008, a group of retail experts looked at shopping centres in New Zealand. Botany Town Centre scored very well, getting three-and-a-half stars out of four. They looked at how much shopping space there was, how well it was doing financially, and how nice and appealing it was. They also considered its future growth.
The centre has been growing even bigger! In May 2019, the first part of a major upgrade was finished. Once all the work is done, the centre will be 62,700 square metres in size.
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Shops and Restaurants
Botany Town Centre is one of New Zealand's largest shopping spots. It has many well-known stores, both big and small. Six main stores are called "anchors" because they are very large and draw many people to the centre.
Main Anchor Stores
- Hoyts (a cinema)
- New World (a supermarket)
- Farmers (a department store)
- Briscoes (a homeware and sporting goods store)
- Noel Leeming (an electronics store)
- H&M (a fashion store)
Other Popular Shops
Many other popular shops are also found here. These include places like Hallensteins for clothes, JB Hi-Fi for electronics, and EB Games for video games. You can also find Whitcoulls for books, Specsavers for glasses, and Life Pharmacy for health items. If you need sports gear, there's Rebel Sport. For home goods, check out Bed, Bath & Beyond, and for more fashion, there's Jay Jays.
Places to Eat
When you get hungry, Botany Town Centre has lots of choices. There's a food court with many different options, including McDonald's. Other well-known places to eat include Subway, The Coffee Club, and Starbucks. You can also find local favourites like Ronnie's Cafe and Robert Harris. Just outside the main centre, you'll find Big Save Furniture and Pak'nSave supermarket.
Future Transport Links
There are plans to make it easier to get to Botany Town Centre by public transport. A special bus station is planned for the centre. This station will be the end point for the Eastern Busway. This busway is a fast bus route that will connect Botany to Panmure railway station. This will make it much simpler for people to visit the centre using public transport.
