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Staircase, Auckland

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Staircase, Auckland

Auckland’s Karangahape Road was a major entertainment district in the 1990s, when several nightclubs opened. Some of the clubs – including the Staircase and Legend – drew a predominantly gay crowd. By the time this photograph was taken at the Staircase in 2001 or 2002, a more mixed crowd was attending.

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Redmer Yska, Nightclubs – Origins and development of nightclubs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39154/staircase-auckland (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Redmer Yska, published 3 December 2012.