NZ Lego standalone store opens

AUCKLAND: New Zealand’s first standalone Lego store at Westfield Newmarket will open tomorrow.

Situated on Level 3 at Westfield Newmarket, and being opened by Alceon and The Lego Group, the Auckland flagship store will be a custombuilt interactive retail space with features including signature Lego 3D brick models inspired by New Zealand symbols.

They include an Auckland Skyline mosaic involving 318,208 bricks which took more than 580 hours to build; a bungee mosaic involving 39,733 bricks taking 120 hours to build; and a bungee 3D model, a Lego world first which took 327 hours to build and involved 40,177 bricks

Other activities within the store are Pick A Brick wall, Build Your Own Minifigure stations and Lego play tables.

The store also has a large range of Lego products, including hardtofind items.

Richard Facioni, Alceon Group executive director, said in a statement: ‘‘We look forward to unveiling New Zealand’s first Lego certified store and welcoming brick fans of all ages from across the country to this custombuilt Lego experience.’’

The $790 million, 88,150sq m redevelopment of Westfield Newmarket is by far the largest scheme of its type in New Zealand, bringing the biggest new shopping centre to the single wealthiest residential enclave in the country.

The megamall, now trading, will have 230 new shops open across many levels, replacing the inwardfacing mall which has traded on the site for decades. — The New Zealand Herald