Jenny Brash
MAYOR OF PORIRUA
"The MegaCentre has brought many benefits to Porirua City. Since stage three opened in 1999, we've had 400 new jobs created in the MegaCentre, most of them filled by local residents. Plus there's been an extra $8 million brought into the local economy. That's a huge input for Porirua. MegaCentre is also helping us achieve our vision for the city as a premium retail destination. It's already taken our share of regional retail sales from 8% up to 10%. That equates to an extra $200 million a year, which is not unsubstantial. It also means an extra 14 thousand-shopper visits per week. And as it has grown into a popular retail destination it's brought a flow-on effect to other city amenities such as our museum of arts and culture, recreation centre and aquatics centre."