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Botany Downs shopping

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Botany Downs shopping

Town Centre Drive in Botany Downs is designed to resemble a traditional shopping strip. Streets radiate from a circular ‘town square’ (top) and are lined with shops. Different styles and materials help to create the authentic look – but these streets are privately owned. Security guards drive around on golf carts (centre) policing people’s activity.

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Margaret McClure, Auckland places – East Auckland, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16225/botany-downs-shopping (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Margaret McClure, published 2 March 2009, updated 5 August 2016.