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Footpath redevelopment

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Footpath redevelopment

In 2007 Wellington and Auckland city councils widened the footpaths of their major shopping streets – Lambton Quay in Wellington, and Queen Street in Auckland – to encourage pedestrian shoppers. This shows Queen Street in 2008. Street furniture such as seats were provided for people to rest, talk or watch the street life.

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by Ben Schrader

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Ben Schrader, Street life – Rebuilding street life, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20716/footpath-redevelopment (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 4 March 2010.