After breaking the news on Times Online on November 7 about The Warehouse at Pakuranga Plaza shutting its doors at the end of January, PJ TAYLOR was back outside there the next day to ask people what they thought about the retail icon’s closure after 31 years:
https://www.times.co.nz/business/exclusive-the-warehouse-at-pakuranga-plaza-is-closing/
Peter Moran, of Highland Park: “It’s a shame, as it’s handy for me. Sometimes it can be chaos around here, so I go to Botany. I come down here a lot. The staff are good, and I’ve never had any problems.”
Danny Krishna, of Pakuranga:
“It’s a pretty good store. If you need anything you can get it here. The staff are pretty good. If it’s closing, it’s going to be a pain, as you’ll have to go to Botany or Sylvia Park.”
Jill Upshire, of Pakuranga:
“We’re very saddened. It’s our regular shop to go to. We go there most days to get our bits and pieces. The staff are very good, and we hope they get deployed to other stores.”
Angela Dawson, of Half Moon Bay: “I’m very sad. I come here to get my groceries – the milk, Weetbix, everything. I’m sorry for them [staff]. The shopping centre is not the same. We used to like coming here.”
Martti Koski, of Pakuranga: “It’s very sad. I come here a lot. I use it for my walk every day. I’m very sorry for the staff because they’ll have to go somewhere else to work.”
Mate Bojanich, of Pakuranga: “It’s sad news. The Plaza has been struggling after Covid, and because of the construction works around here. The closure is just another nail in the coffin for it.”
