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Queen Street eateries

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Queen Street eateries

Since the liberalisation of immigration laws in the mid-1980s, Auckland has attracted the country’s highest proportion of Asian immigrants and students of English. Many live in city apartments or hostels. These restaurants in Queen Street cater for them, and others seeking Asian food.

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Margaret McClure, Auckland region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15857/queen-street-eateries (accessed 15 June 2026).

Story by Margaret McClure, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.