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Westfield
St
Lukes,
one
of
the
big
three
shopping
centres
in
the
western
suburbs
of
Auckland,
New
Zealand,
stands
on
St
Lukes
Road
in
the
suburb
of
Mount
Albert.
It
receives
about
6
million
shopper
visits
annually.
It
receives
about
6
million
shopper
visits
annually.
With
43,000
m²
gross
floor
area
(2002
data),
it
features
a
Farmers,
Kmart,
Countdown,
an
Event
Cinemas
8
screen
cinema
complex
and
over
160
shops.The
centre
opened
in
1971
and
is
one
of
the
oldest
in
New
Zealand.
About
100,000
people
visited
it
on
opening
day.
Partly
to
change
this,
Westfield
invested
around
NZ$55
million
in
the
early
2000s
to
extend
and
renovate
the
centre.In
a
2008
rating
of
New
Zealand
shopping
centres
by
a
retail
expert
group,
Westfield
St
Lukes
received
three
and
a
half
stars,
just
under
the
maximum
rating
of
four
stars,
based
on
the
criteria
of
amount
of
shopping
area,
economic
performance,
amenity
and
appeal
as
well
as
future
growth
prospects.Expansion
plansIn
2009,
Westfield
applied
for
a
change
to
the
District
Plan
which
would
allow
the
shopping
centre
to
be
extended
to
92,500m2,
with
up
to
77,500m2
of
shops
and
cafes
as
well
as
15,000m2
of
office
space
and
up
to
six
storeys
of
building
–
which
would
make
the
centre
larger
than
any
other
shopping
centre
in
New
Zealand.
Westfield
already
own
much
of
the
properties
in
the
north
of
the
site,
where
it
wants
to
expand,
but
some
neighbours
and
groups
have
announced
they
will
fight
the
mall
expansion,
primarily
because
of
the
extra
traffic
effects.
In
2009,
Westfield
applied
for
a
change
to
the
District
Plan
which
would
allow
the
shopping
centre
to
be
extended
to
92,500m2,
with
up
to
77,500m2
of
shops
and
cafes
as
well
as
15,000m2
of
office
space
and
up
to
six
storeys
of
building
–
which
would
make
the
centre
larger
than
any
other
shopping
centre
in
New
Zealand.
Westfield
already
own
much
of
the
properties
in
the
north
of
the
site,
where
it
wants
to
expand,
but
some
neighbours
and
groups
have
announced
they
will
fight
the
mall
expansion,
primarily
because
of
the
extra
traffic
effects
Always
like
this
mall
since
I
was
a
teenager!
So
sad
we
have
to
move
to
North
Shore
from
Sandringham;
takes
a
bit
longer
to
go
to
Westfield
Mall
at
St
Lukes.
It
has
heaps
of
parking,
eateries,
banks,
spent
less
than
one
hour
there
and
you
get
things
done
easily!
This
place
never
stops
surprising
the
visitors
or
clients!
Cheers!