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LEVERAGING (AND LOVING) THAT VILLAGE VIBE

It has a butcher, a baker, it even has a candlestick maker – all deemed essential services and therefore able to operate during the Covid lockdowns – and it’s one of a number of reasons why Auckland’s Birkenhead Village, aka the Highbury Shopping Centre, got through the pandemic relatively unscathed.

The shopping precinct, with its rich heritage, quirky fairy-lights and famous views of the harbour and CBD, has long been known for its small-town community vibe. But, as Kae Condon, Birkenhead Town Centre

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