NEW ZEALAND CINEMAS -  Cinema Addresses
The following lists address of defuct cinemas still standing and can be seen from the street or by arrangement, internal inspection. Demolished cinemas are not listed. In all instances asks the owners for permission to enter these buildings. Town Halls in New Zealand are owned by the local Councils, but following the reorganisation of Borough/County/City Councils into District Councils, the town hall you may wish to examine, permission may have to be obtained from another town [eg to visit Middlemarch town hall, permission is required from Dunedin City Council, Dunedin, some 60 miles from Middlemarch].  The list is in alpbetical order by town and list 1.  Last known name;  2. Address; 3 Current use if known;  4  Current owner if known.   For addresses of cinemas open refer to "New Zealand Cinemas Open" within this web site.

AUCKLAND CityCivic, 269 Queen Street, Under restoration, Friends of the Civic;    Everybodys, 54 Queen Street, now Woolworths; Playhouse, Pitt Street, used for live shows (Mercury Theatre); Vogue, 340 Karangahape Road, Nightclub. AUCKLAND Suburbs - Balmoral:  Princess, 435 Dominion Road, Live theatreEllerslie: Southern Cross, 93 Main Highway, Squash Courts; Grey Lynn: Cameo, 329 Great North Road, Shops; Kingsland: Royal, 488 New North Road, Art Gallery; Mt Albert: Deluxe, 958 New North Road, Ear mraked for demolishion; Newmarket: Broadway, Address unknown, Shops; Newton: Avon, 13 Great North Road, owner Auckland Irish Society; Onehunga: State,  300 Queen Street, Vacant building; Strand, 205 Queen Street, Strand Shopping Mall; Otahuhu: Gaiety, 451 Great South Road, ShopsPanmure: Oakley, Station Road, Supermarket; Papatoetoe: Central, St George Street, Frontage remains, new building behind; Parnell: Liberty, 289 Parnell Road, Nightclub (Burgundys) Vacant; Pt Chevalier: Pt Chev, 1220 Great North Road, Vacant building; Ponsonby: Britannia, Address unknown, Shopping mall; Regal, 160 Ponsonby Road, Warehouse; Remuera: Tudor, 335 Remuera Road, Shops;BALCLUTHA - Clutha, 221 Clyde Road, FactoryCHRISTCHURCH City - Avon, 88 Worcester Street, Vacant and for sale; Cinerama, 111 Worcester Street, Frontage stands only, now tramway right of way; Majestic, 124 Manchester Street, Church; Metro, 105 Worchester Street, Vacant; Odeon, 214 Tuam Street, Church; Queens, 124 Hereford Street, ASB Bank; Royal, 145 Gloucester Street, Live theatre; State, 730 Colombo Street, Duty Free Shop. CHRISTURCH Suburbs - Addington: Washington, 438 Selwyn Street, Abandoned; Hornby: Pantages, 418 Main South Road, Garden Suppliy Shop; Ilam: Ilam, Ilam Road, Shopping Mall; New Brighton: Princess, 21 Beresford Street, Second Hand Shop; Roxy, 110 Seaview Road, Shop; Papanui: Northside, Main North Road, Shop; Spreydon: Vogue, 256 Barrington Street, Part of Barrington Mall.  DARGAVILLE - Empire, Victoria Street, owner and use unknownDUNEDIN City - Burns Hall, Burlington Street, Concerts; Garrison Hall, Dowling Street, Television Studios; His Majestys, 75 Crawford Street, Night Club; Kings, Dowling Street, Car park (Dunedin City Council); Regent, 17 The Octagon, Live theatre; Roxy, 96 Princes Street, Shops; St James, 11 Moray Place West, Vacant; State, 127 George Street, Shopping Acarde. DUNEDIN Suburbs - South Dunedin: Glasgow, 255 King Street, Reverted back to town hall (Dunedin City Council); Mayfair, 98 King Edward Street, Live theatre; St Kilda: Coronation, 62 Princes Albert Street, reverted back to town hall (Dunedin City Council).  EASTBORNE - Royal,  Rimu Street, owner and use unknown. FIELDING - Regent, 44 Kimbolton Street, owner and use unknown; Tivoli, 90 Kimbolton Street, owner and use unknown. GISBORNE - Everybodys, Gladstone Road, owner and use unknown; Kings, 117 Gladstone Road, owner and use unknown; Regent, 166 Gladstone Road, owner and use unknown. GREEN ISLAND - Civic, 222 Main Road, Television Studios (Sky). HAMILTON - Carlton, 670 Victoria Street, Church; Embassy, 78 Victoria Street, owner and use unknown; Kings, 138 Victoria Street, owner and use unknown; State, 216 Victoria Street, owner and use unknown. HASTINGS - Embassy, 305 Heretaunga Street, owner and use unknown; Municipal, 230 Hastings Street, Reverted back to town hall; Regent, 320 Heretaunga Street, owner and use unknown; State, 126 Heretaunga Street, owner and use unknown; Westend, Heretaunga Street, owner and use unknown. HAWERA - Opera House, High Street, Reverted back to Town Hall; Regent, 198 High Street, owner and use unknown. HOBSONVILLE - Montery Park, Cook Street, Status Unlnown. HUNTLY - Town Hall, Williams Street, Reverted back to town hall. INVERCARGILL - Civic, 88 Tay Street, Live theatre; Embassy, 112 Dee Street, owner and use unknown; Regent, 78 Dee Street, owner and use unknown. KAIAPOI - Rialto, 6 Charles Street, Church. KAIKOHE - Regent, The Broadway, owner and use unknown.LAWRENCE - Imperial, Main Road, Reverted back to town hall; LYTTLETON - Harbour Lights, 24 London Street, Night club; MARTON - Civic, Broadway, owner and use unknown. MASTERTON - State, 29 Queen Street, owner and use unknown. MATAMATA - Regent, The Broadway, owner and use unknown. MILTON - La Cinema, 95 Union Street, Reverted back to town hall; MOSGIEL - Cinema One, 97 Gordon Road, Earmarked for redevelopment (Dunedin City Council). MOUNT MAUNGANUI - Regent, 257 Maunganui Road, owner and use unknown. NAPIER - Odeon, 22 Dickens Street, owner and use unknown; Mayfair, 29 Emerson Street, owner and use unknown; State, 34 Dickens Street, owner and use unknown. NEW PLYMOUTH - Mayfair, 71 Devon Street West, owner and use unknown; Opera House, 94 Devon Street West, Reverted back to live shows; Regent, 40 Queen Street, owner and use unknown; State, 175 Devon Street East, owner and use unknown. OAMARU - Westend, 6 Severn Street, Church. OPOTIKI - Regent, Church Street, owner and use unknown. OPUNAKE - Everybodys, 72 Tasman Street, owner and use unknown. OTAKI - Civic, Main Street, owner and use unknown. PAEROA - Regent, Belmont Road, owner and use unknown. PAHIATUA - Regent, Main Street, owner and use unknown. PALMERSTON NORTH - Regent, 61 Broadway Avenue, owner and use unknown; State, 35 Broadway Avenue, owner and use unknown. PARAMARAUMU - Mercury, 59 McLeans Street, owner and use unknown. PAREORA - Public Hall, 21 Abbott Street, Reverted back to public hall. PUTARURU - Plaza, Kensington Street, owner and use unknown. ROTORUA - Majestic, 205 Tutanekai Street, owner and use unknown; Odeon, Pukaki Street, owner and use unknown; Regent, 14 Arawa Street,  owner and use unknown. TAIHAPE - Majestic, Tui Street,  owner and use unknown. TAUMARUNI - Regent, Hakiaha Street,  owner and use unknown. TAURANGA - Odeon, Elizabeth Street,  owner and use unknown; Regent, Spring Street,  owner and use unknown. TE KUITI - Lanzana, Sheridan Street,  owner and use unknown. THAMES - Regent, Pollen Street,  owner and use unknown. TIMARU - Majestic, 107 Stafford Street, Vacant; Regent, Stafford Street, Warehouse; State, Stafford Street, Part of Stafford Shopping Mall, circle only exist. TOKOROA - Star, Mannering Street, owner and use unknown; WAIROA - Regent, Marine Parade, owner and use unknown; WANGANUI - Everybodys - Victoria Avenue, owner and use unknown; Grand, Victoria Avenue, owner and use unknown; Majestic, 44 Maria Place, owner and use unknown; Regent, 204 Victoria Avenue, owner and use unknown. WANGANUI suburbs - Aramoho: Plaza, 122 Somme Street, owner and use unknown. WELLINGTON City - Most, if not all inner Wellingtons former cinemas have been demolished, any details welcomed; St James, 15 Manners Street, Now live theatre. WELLINGTON Suburban - Miramar: Capitol, 7 Park Road, Shopping Plaza; Newton: Ascot, 181 Riddiford Street, owner and use unknown.  WHANGAREI - Odeon, Cameron Street, owner and use unknown; Regent, Upper Bank Street, owner and use unknown.

Update information acknowledgements
Auckland information updated with thanks to J Grefstad, 11 November 1998
 

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