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Totara Park; proposed shopping centre
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DescriptionPrinted in the March 1, 1977 'Leader'.
The original proposal for a shopping centre envisaged 40 000 square feet of shops, with a tavern, a service station and a community area; some six acres (2-1/2 hectares) might be needed. The current plan envisaged 12 000 square feet; the city planners felt there should be provision for expansion, for a service station and post office; and although a residents' poll had rejected a tavern tis might change; but the total area might be no more than 1-1/4 hectares; two hectares currently zoned Commercial A2 could be rezoned Residential B.
The March 28, 1978 'Leader' reported that the number of retail properties was being reduced from 10 t0 3; the supermarket would be retained. the area would be 4070 square metres instead of 8094; the western half would become residential
Date TakenFebruary 1977Geotag[1] Approximate centre of the plan.
The original proposal for a shopping centre envisaged 40 000 square feet of shops, with a tavern, a service station and a community area; some six acres (2-1/2 hectares) might be needed. The current plan envisaged 12 000 square feet; the city planners felt there should be provision for expansion, for a service station and post office; and although a residents' poll had rejected a tavern tis might change; but the total area might be no more than 1-1/4 hectares; two hectares currently zoned Commercial A2 could be rezoned Residential B.
The March 28, 1978 'Leader' reported that the number of retail properties was being reduced from 10 t0 3; the supermarket would be retained. the area would be 4070 square metres instead of 8094; the western half would become residential
Date TakenFebruary 1977Geotag[1] Approximate centre of the plan.Part of
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Reference1977 03 01 01FormatScanned from bound newspaperSize170 x 90 mm
FormatScanned from bound newspaperSize170 x 90 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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Totara Park; proposed shopping centre. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 20/08/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/26665