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Auckland city markets

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Auckland city markets

James Fletcher was continually looking outward for opportunities. Based in Dunedin, he successfully tendered to build the Auckland city markets in 1916. It was the first building erected by Fletcher Construction in that city.

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Carl Walrond, Building and construction industry – Commercial construction companies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/24184/auckland-city-markets (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 26 February 2010.