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Riccarton market

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Riccarton market

The service group Rotary set up the Riccarton market in 1989 as a fundraiser for local community groups. It raised about $1 million in its first 15 years. Most markets set up in the late 20th century were mixed markets like Riccarton, with a flea-market feel, lots of second-hand goods and some produce, and were organised by community groups to raise money for charity.

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Perrin Rowland, Markets – Open-air markets, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/23032/riccarton-market (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Perrin Rowland, published 26 February 2010.