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NEW ZEALAND CINEMAS - Auckland Province
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AHIPAREA (Pop: 888) TE
RARAWA: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1970
ALBANY (Pop: )
TOWN HALL: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
120; Date Closed Pre 1969
ARANGA (Pop: )
TOWN HALL: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
75; Date Closed Pre 1969
ARAPUI (Pop: )
PALACE: Date Opened
Pre 1943; Seating 289; Date
Closed Pre 1969
ATIAMURI (Pop: 279) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
AUCKLAND (Pop: 855,571)
ACADEMY: Date Opened
Pre 1987; Seating ??;
CURRENTLY OPERATING
ALHAMBRA: Date Opened 1913; Seating
??; Renamed GRAFTON
1915; Seating ??;
Renamed TIVOLI 1917;
Date Closed Pre 1969 (Demolished)
CINEMA 1 & 2: Date Opened 1975;
Seating 400 each; Date Closed
1990
CIVIC: Date Opened 1929;
Seating 2,627; 2nd cinema built in former
ballroom
WINTERGARDEN 1975;
Seating ??; Date Closed
18 February 1998
CLASSIC: Date Opened 1970-1979;
Seating ??; Date Closed
1992-1993
CUSTOMHOUSE: Date Opened 1970-1985;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1990
EMBASSY: Date Opened
1935; Seating 834; Date Closed
Pre 1980 (Demolished)
EVERYBODYS: Date Opened
1915; Seating ??; Date Closed
1928
FEDERAL HALL: Date Opened ??;
Seating ??; Date Closed
1928
GLOBE: Date Opened 1911;
Seating ??; Renamed HIPPODROME
1926; Seating ??; Date
Closed 1927 (Birthplace of Amalgamated
Theatres - Destroyed by fire)
GRAND: Date Opened 1914;
Seating ??; Renamed LONDON
??; Seating ??; Renamed
OXFORD 1943; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1969 (Demolished)
HIS MAJESTYS: Date Opened September
1905; Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1956
KING EDWARD: Date Opened 1912;
Seating ??; Renamed EMBASSY
??; Seating ??;
Renamed CENTURY 1943;
Seating 960; Date Closed
1969-1975
(Demolished)
KINGS: Date Opened 1910;
Seating ??; Renamed PRINCE
EDWARD 1929; Seating ??;
Renamed PLAYHOUSE
1940s; Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969
LYRIC: Date Opened 1911;
Seating ??; Renamed STATE
1931; Seating 1,181; Renamed
CHINESE 1960; Seating
1,181; Date Closed 1970s (Demolished)
MAJESTIC: Date Opened 1925;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969 (Demolished)
MIDCITY 5-PLEX: Date Opened 1982;
Seating ??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
ODEON: Date Opened 1950s;
Seating 675; CURRENTLY
OPERATING Now part of ST
JAMES COMPLEX
OPERA HOUSE: Date Opened 13 Ocober
1896; Seating ??; Date Closed
1926 (Destroyed by
fire)
PRINCESS: Date Opened 1915;
Seating ??; Renamed PLAZA
??; Seating 1,101; Date
Closed 1970-1975 (Demolished)
QUEENS: Date Opened 1911;
Seating ??; Renamed ROXY
1911; Seating 500; Date
Closed 1950s
REGENT: Date Opened 1926;
Seating 1,502; Date Closed
1970-1980 (Demolished)
ROYAL ALBERT HALL: Date Opened 1908;
Seating ??; Renamed PATHE
PICTURES ??;
Date Closed Pre 1918
ST JAMES: Date Opened 1929;
Seating 1,930; CURRENTLY
OPERATING Now part of
ST JAMES COMPLEX
STRAND: Date Opened 1916;
Seating ??; Renamed MAYFAIR
1943; Seating ??;
Renamed CINERAMA
??; Seating 888; Date Closed
c.1980
TIVOLI: Date Opened 1909;
Seating ??; Renamed STAR
??; Seating ??; Renamed
VOGUE 1943-1948; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1969
WESTEND: Date Opened
1960s; Seating 656; CURRENTLY
OPERATING Now part of
ST JAMES COMPLEX
Auckland Suburban Cinemas
AVONDALE
PUBLIC HALL: Date Opened
1916; Seating ??; Date Closed
Unknown
TOWN HALL: Date Opened
31 October 1924; Seating ??;
Renamed GROSVENOR
27 May 1925;
Seating ??; Renamed
HOLLYWOOD ??; Seating 499;
CURRENTLY OPERATING
BALMORAL
CAPITOL: Date Opened
1923; Seating 902; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
EMPIRE: Date Opened
14 December 1911; Seating ??;
Renamed ASTOR Pre
1943; Seating 850;
Date Closed 1985 (Demolished)
REGAL: Date Opened
30 May 1935; Seating ??; Renamed
PRINCESS Pre 1943;
Seating 654;
Date Closed 1974
BIRKENHEAD
(Pop: 12,800): FORESTERS HALL:
Date Opened 1912; Seating
??; Renamed KIWI
??; Seating ??;
Renamed HIGHBURG
??; Seating 450; Date Closed
Pre 1969
(Demolished)
BLOCKHOUSE
BAY PICTURE THEATRE:
Date Opened 1925; Seating
??; Renamed BEVERLEY
??; Seating ??;
Renamed KOSY Pre
1953; Seating 220; Date Closed
1968
(Demolished)
DEVONPORT
(Pop: 11,100) MIDWAY:
Date Opened 1924; Seating
??; Date Closed 1925
PICTURE PALACE: Date Opened 1911;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1956
STATE: Date Opened 23 November 1934;
Seating 906; Date Closed
1970-1980
(Demolished)
VICTORIA (1st):
Date Opened 1912; Seating
??; Date Closed 1924 (Destroyed
by fire)
VICTORIA (2nd): Date Opened
1925; Seating 965; Becomes
VICTORIA 3-PLEX 1997;
Seating 1 & 2 250, 3 56;
CURRENTLY OPERATING
ELLERSLIE
(Pop: 4,260) SOUTHERN CROSS:
Date Opened 1924; Seating
500; Date Closed 28 October 1962
EPSOM
REGENT: Date Opened
1925; Seating ??; Renamed
LIDO 1926; Seating
760; CURRENTLY OPERATING
GLEN EDEN
(Pop: 6,230) CLARION:
Date Opened 1928; Seating
??; Renamed STAR
??; Seating ??; Renamed
PLAYHOUSE ??; Seating
400; Date Closed 1972 (Now
live theatre)
GLENFIELD
(Pop: 16,150) MALL:
Date Opened 27 March 1987; Seating
450; Date Closed 1 September 1992
GREY LYNN
CINEMA: Date Opened
1928; Seating ??; Renamed
CAMEO c.1950; Seating
984; Renamed
VALHALLA ??; Seating
984; Date Closed 1977
HENDERSON
(Pop: 5,780) TOWN HALL:
Date Opened 1928; Seating
??; Renamed CIVIC
??; Seating 550; Date
Closed July 1969 (Destroyed by fire)
WESTSIDE: Date Opened
1978; Seating ??; Date Closed
September 1995
HOWICK
(Pop: 13,935) MONTEREY:
Date Opened Pre 1943; Seating
450; Date Closed September 1994 (Destroyed
by
fire)
KINGSLAND
ROYAL: Date Opened
1928; Seating 499; Date Closed
August 1963; Reopened as PACIFIC
1975-1980; Seating 499; Date
Closed 1990
KOHIMARAMA
CHARLIE GRAYS: Date Opened
1920; Seating ??; Date Closed
1930s
MANGERE
METRO: Date Opened
1930s; Seating 255; Date
Closed April 1982
MILFORD
BRIDGEWAY: Date Opened
February 1923; Seating ??; Renamed
GREEN MILL 1928; Seating
??; Date
Closed Pre 1929 (Destroyed by fire)
PICTUREDROME: Date Opened
22 December 1922; Seating 499;
Date Closed Pre 1969 (Demolished)
MISSION
BAY BERKELEY: Date
Opened 22 December 1922; Seating
705; Becomes BERKELEY
3-Plex 1998;
Seating ??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
MOUNT ALBERT
(Pop: 25,700) KOSIE:
Date Opened 1923; Seating
??; Renamed DELUXE
Pre 1943; Seating 743;
Date Closed 1985
MOUNT EDEN
(Pop: 18,400) CRYSTAL PALACE:
Date Opened 1916; Seating
765; Date Closed 1995-1997
NEW LYNN
(Pop: 10,150) DELTA:
Date Opened 1927; Seating
700; Date Closed 1986
VILLAGE 8-PLEX: Date Opened
9 April 1993; Seating ??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
NEWMARKET
(Pop: 1,970) BROADWAY:
Date Opened 1915; Seating
??; Date Closed 1930s
RIALTO: Date Opened
June 23, 1925; Seating 747;
Renamed VEGAS 1970;
Seating
747; Date Closed October 18, 1972;
Damaged by fire; Rebuilt and
Reopened as RIALTO 3-PLEX
23 April 1993; Seating 1 260,
2 154,
3 149; Increased to 5-PLEX
1996; Seating 4 & 5
??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
VILLAGE NEWMARKET 8-PLEX: Date
Opened 1990-1994; Seating
??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
NEWTON
EMPRESS: Date Opened
7 May 1914; Seating ??; Renamed
AVON 1943; Seating
629; Date Closed
1961-1962
NEWTON PALACE: Date Opened
1913; Seating ??; Renamed
PALACE ??; Seating
??; Date Closed
Pre 1956
NORTHCOTE
(Pop: 8,640) PICTUREDROME:
Date Opened ??; Seating
??; Renamed PALAIS
??; Seating ??;
Renamed KINGS ??;
Seating ??; Renamed BRIDGEWAY
Pre 1943;
Seating 464; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
ONEHUNGA
(Pop: 16,050) FORESTERS HALL:
Date Opened ??; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1956
LYCEUM: Date Opened
1911; Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1956
ORPHEUM: Date Opened
6 July 1933; Seating ??; Renamed
STATE Pre 1943; Seating
684; Date Closed Pre 1969
STRAND: Date Opened
1925; Seating 930; Date Closed
9 August 1964
OTAHUHU
(Pop: 10,250) GAIETY:
Date Opened 1924; Seating
503; Date Closed Pre 1969
PICTURE PALACE: Date Opened
1924; Seating ??; Renamed
EMPIRE ??; Seating
??;
Renamed ORPHEUS 1943;
Seating 671; Date Closed
1986
(Demolished)
PANMURE
CAMP BUNN: Date Opened
1947; Seating 300; Date Closed
1956 (Destroyed by fire)
OAKLEY: Date Opened
Pre 1948; Seating 433; Date
Closed 1967
PAPATOETOE
(Pop: 22,798) CENTRAL:
Date Opened 12 September 1928; Seating
500; Date Closed 1987 (Partly
demolished)
OTARA: Date Opened
16 September 1957; Seating 650;
Renamed STARLIGHT
??;
Seating 650; Date Closed
May 1992
PARNELL
PICTURE PALACE: Date Opened
1916; Seating ??; Renamed
PARAMOUNT ??; Seating
??; Renamed
LIBERTY Pre 1943; Seating
433; Date Closed 1963
POINT CHEVALIER
AMBASSADOR: Date Opened
1913; Seating 922; Renamed
POINT CHEV 1970; Seating
867;
Date Closed 1990
PONSONBY
WESTEND: Date Opened
1913; Seating ??; Renamed
TUDOR ??; Seating
??; Renamed REGAL
Pre 1943; Seating ??; Date
Closed 1951
WINDSOR: Date Opened
1913; Seating ??; Renamed
BRITANNIA ??; Seating
946; Date Closed
21 September 1969
REMUERA
ALEXANDRA: Date Opened
5 October 1916; Seating ??;
Renamed VICTORY ??;
Seating 670; Date
Closed 1970-1985 (Demolished)
MOULIN ROUGE: Date Opened
1926; Seating ??; Renamed
TUDOR Pre 1943; Seating
1,066; Date
Closed 1972
SAINT HELIERS
PEERLESS: Date Opened
1921; Seating ??; Renamed
TATLER 1940s; Seating
435; Date Closed
July 1966 (Demolished)
SANDRINGHAM
EDENDALE: Date Opened
1927; Seating ??; Renamed
MAYFAIR Pre 1943; Seating
966; Date
Closed March 1985 (Demolished)
TAKAPUNA
(Pop: 23,800) FORESTERS HALL:
Date Opened 1916; Seating
320; Renamed GAIETY
Pre 1930;
Seating 584; Renamed
TUDOR 1970; Seating
584; Renamed
BERKELEY 6 May 1993; Seating
584; CURRENTLY OPERATING
TE ATATU
TOWN HALL: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
180; Date Closed Pre 1969
TE PAPAPA
CINEMA: Date Opened
1928; Seating 265; Renamed
REX ??; Seating 265; Date
Closed 1966
(Demolished)
WAIRAU
PARK HOYTS 6-PLEX: Date
Opened 8 May 1992; Seating
??; CURRENTLY OPERATING
WEST LYNN
ADELPHI: Date Opened
1928; Seating ??; Renamed
ESQUIRE c.1945; Seating
??; Renamed
ACADEMY ??; Seating
728; Date Closed 1968 (Demolished)
AWANUI (Pop: )
ROYAL: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating 300; Date
Closed Pre 1969
BEACHLANDS TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating 300;
Date Closed Pre 1969
BENNYDALE TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 292; Date Closed
Pre 1969
BROWNS BAY CINEMA
555: Date Opened 1925;
Seating 500; Date Closed
1964
BUCKLANDS BEACH MEMORIAL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 250; Date Closed
Pre 1969
CAMBRIDGE (Pop: 8,514)
TUDOR: Date Opened
Pre 1925; Seating 730; Renamed
PRINCE WILLIAM c.1980; Seating
730; Date Closed 1980-1982
COOPERS BEACH (Pop: 213)
OPEN AIR: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
100; Date Closed
1970-1985
COROMANDEL (Pop: 946)
CIVIC: Date Opened
Pre 1948; Seating 250; Date
Closed Pre 1969
DARGAVILLE (Pop: 4,747)
EMPIRE: Date Opened
Pre 1933; Seating 908; Date
Closed 1983-1986
DONNELLYS CROSSING TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
150; Date Closed Pre 1969
EDGECUMBE (Pop: 1,277)
GREEN PARROT: Date Opened
Pre 1943; Seating ??; Renamed
CENTRAL ??; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
GISBORNE (Pop: 45,758)
EVERYBODYS: Date Opened
Pre 1924; Seating ??; Date
Closed Pre 1943
KINGS: Date Opened
Pre 1936; Seating 759; Date
Closed 1970-1980
MAJESTIC: Date Opened
17 September 1917; Seating 996;
Renamed ODEON 1969;
Seating
730; Increased to ODEON
4-PLEX 31 March 1995; Seating
1 ??, 2 &
3 145, 4 90; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
PALACE: Date Opened
Pre 1925; Seating ??; Date
Closed 1970-1985
REGENT: Date Opened
Pre 1933; Seating 1,056; Date
Closed 1975-1985
GLEN AFTON TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 100; Date Closed
Pre 1969
GLENBROOK BEACH TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 150; Date Closed
Pre 1969
GLEN MASSEY TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 100; Date Closed
Pre 1969
GLORIT TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Date Closed
Pre 1969
GORDONTON TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1925;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
GREENHITHE TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
100; Date Closed Pre 1969
HAMILTON (Pop: 94,505)
CARLTON: Date Opened
1956-1969; seating 757; Date
Closed January 1993
CIVIC: Date Opened Pre 1933;
Seating 757; Date Closed
1966 (Demolished)
EVERYBODYS: Date Opened
Pre 1924; Seating ??; Renamed
EMBASSY 1933-1956;
Seating 995; Date Closed
1989-1991 (Demolished)
KINGS: Date Opened
1 November 1911; Seating ??;
Date Closed Pre 1951
RIALTO 3-PLEX: Date Opened
1993-1995; Seating ??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
STATE: Date Opened
1935; Seating 826; Date Closed
Unknown
STRAND: Date Opened
1922; Seating ??; Renamed
REGENT 1950s; Seating
1,015; Date
Closed Pre 1969 (Demolished)
VILLAGE 5-PLEX: Date Opened
16 April 1992; Seating 1 163,
2 178, 3 250, 4 290, 5 230;
Increased to VILLAGE 7-PLEX
November 1994; Seating 6 140,
7 142;
CURRENTLY OPERATING
Hamilton Suburban Cinemas:-
FRANKTON JUNCTION
ROXY: Date Opened
Pre 1936; Seating ??; Renamed
VOGUE Pre 1956; Seating
771;
Date Closed Pre 1969 (Demolished)
HELENSVILLE (Pop: 1,360)
LYRIC: Date Opened
Pre 1936; Seating ??; Renamed
REGENT Pre 1943; Seating
460;
Date Closed Status Unknown
HERALD ISLAND TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
HEREKINO TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 250; Date Closed
Pre 1969
HIKURANGI (Pop: 1,297)
TOWN HALL: Date Opened
Pre 1936; Seating ??; Renamed
CRITERION 1943-1948; Film
Gauge 16mm; Seating 200;
Date Closed Pre 1969
HIKUTAIA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1936;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969
HOBSONVILLE (Pop: 1,165)
MONTERY PARK: Date Opened
Pre 1991; Seating ??; Date
Closed Status Unknown
HOREKE TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 250; Date Closed
Pre 1969
HOROTIU TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
HOUHORA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
HUIA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1970; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 256; Date Closed
Pre 1980
HUKERENUI MEMORIAL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
200; Date Closed Pre 1969
HUNTLY (Pop: 5,563) CIVIC:
Date Opened March 1983; Seating
??; Date Closed 1 November 1986
TOWN HALL: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating 858; Date
Closed Pre 1983
KAEO (Pop: 2,530) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 300; Date Closed
Pre 1969
KAIHU TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
150; Date Closed Pre 1969
KAIKOHE (Pop: 3,663)
EVERYBODYS: Date Opened Pre 1933;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1948
GAIETY: Date Opened
Pre 1933; Seating ??; Date
Closed Pre 1948
REGENT: Date Opened
Pre 1933; Seating 530; Date
Closed 1986-1987
KAITAIA (Pop: 4,737)
PRINCESS: Date Opened
Pre 1930; Seating 530; Date
Closed 1990 (Destroyed by fire)
KAIWAKA (Pop: 297) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
KAKAHI TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1970;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1980
KATIKATI (Pop: 1,350)
PLAZA: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating 400; Date
Closed 1981-1983
KAUKAPAKAPA WAITOKI:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
200; Seating Pre 1969
KAWAKAWA (Pop: 1,640)
KINGS: Date Opened
Pre 1925; Seating 510; Date
Closed 1982-1983
KAWERAU (Pop: 8,311)
TASMAN: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
710; Renamed CIVIC
Pre 1969;
Film Gauge 35mm; Seating
710; Date Closed Status Unknown
KAWHIA (Pop: 400) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 175; Renamed
CINERAMA ??; Film Gauge
Remained 35mm; Date Closed
Pre 1969
KEREPOEHI COSY:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
240; Date Closed Pre 1956
KERIKERI (Pop: 1,650)
CATHAY: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating 278; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
KIANGAROA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
KOHUKOHI (Pop: 200) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1936;
Seating ??; Renamed PICTUREDROME
1943-1948;
Seating 100; Date Closed
Pre 1969
KUMEU TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
200; Date Closed Pre 1969
LAINGHOLM IMPROVEMNETS:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Date Closed Pre 1969
RATEPAYERS: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Film Gauge 16mm; Date
Closed Pre 1969
LAKE OHIA HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1956
LAKE ROTOMA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
100; Date Closed Pre 1969
McLEODS BAY TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1970;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
100; Date Closed 1975-1980
LEIGH TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 108; Date Closed
1970-1985
MAINATUROTO TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1925;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1956
MAKETU OLYMPIA:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
200; Date Closed 1970-1985
MAMAKU REGENT:
Date Opened 1956; Seating
250; Date Closed Pre 1969
MAMARANUI TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
100; Date Closed Pre 1969
MANGAKINO (Pop: 1,613)
CINEMA: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating 614; Renamed
VILLAGE ??; Date Closed
1982-1983
YMCA HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
100; Date Closed
Pre 1969
MANGAMUKA (Pop: 145)
JUNCTION: Date Opened
Pre 1948; Seating 200; Date
Closed Pre 1969
MANGAPEHI TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1925;
Seating 150; Date Closed
Pre 1969
MANGATANGI (Pop: 483)
TOWN HALL: Date Opened Pre 1970;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1985
MANGONUI TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956; Film
Gauge 16mm; Seating 100;
Date Closed Pre 1969
MANUKUA (Pop: 84,700)
VILLAGE 8-PLEX: Date Opened
5 December 1991; Seating 1 154,
2 to 8 ??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
MANUREWA ATELIER:
Date Opened 1960s; Seating
154; Renamed CINCENTA
TWO 1970s; Seating 1
& 2 ??;
Date Closed October 1991
REGENT: Date Opened 1939;
Seating 465; Date Closed
1964 (Demolished)
ROXY: Date Opened Pre November 1991;
Seating ??; Date Closed
1992-1995
MANUTUKE MAYFAIR:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
245; Date Closed Pre 1969
MARAETAI TOWN
HALL: Date Opened 200;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
MARAMARUA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened 150;
Seating 150; Date Closed
Pre 1969
MAROA BOWLING
CLUB HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
150; Date Closed Pre 1969
MAROKOPA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
100; Date Closed Pre 1969
MATAHI MAORI
SCHOOL: Date Opened Pre 1970;
Seating 80; Date Closed
1970-1980
MATAHINA HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 100; Date Closed
Pre 1969
MATAKANA ISLAND HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 40; Date Closed
Pre 1969
MATAKAWAU TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
1970-1980
MATAMATA (Pop: 5,480)
REGENT: Date Opened
Pre 1925; Seating 780; Date
Closed 1990
MATATA KINGS:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
MATAWAI HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
200; Date Closed Pre 1969
MATIERE TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
MAUNGATUROTO (Pop: 796)
TOWN HALL: Date Opened
Pre 1925; Seating 275; Date
Closed Pre 1969
MEREMERE COSY:
Date Opened Pre 1969; Seating
200; Date Closed 1970-1980
MERCER (Pop: 340) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
1970-1980
MERCURY BAY TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
MOEREWA (Pop: 1,470) PLAZA:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
MOKAU (Pop: 162) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened 1920s;
Seating ??; Renamed COSY
??; Seating 200; Date Closed
1970-1985
MORRINSVILLE (Pop: 5,300) REGENT:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
461; Date Closed February 1987
STRAND: Date Opened Pre 1943;
Seating 520; Date Closed
1961
MOUNT MAUNGANUI (Pop: 12,450)
REGENT: Date Opened
Pre 1925; Seating 386; Date
Closed 1995-1997
MURIWAI BEACH (Pop: 667) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
75; Date Closed
Pre 1969
MURUPARA (Pop: 2,964) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 300; Date Closed
Pre 1969
NAIKE TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
100; Date Closed Pre 1969
NATIONAL PARK (Tongariro) (Pop:
260) HOTEL: Date
Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 100; Date Closed
1970-1975
RUGBY HALL: Date Opened Pre 1970;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
??;
Date Closed 1970-1975
NGAKURU TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
130; Date Closed Pre 1969
NGARAWAHIA (Pop: 4,540) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1925;
Seating ??; Renamed LYCEUM
1943; Seating 528;
Renamed LION ??;
Seating 528; Date Closed
1970-1980
NGATEA (Pop: 900) HAURAKI:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
398; Date Closed Pre 1969
NGONGOTAHA (Pop: 3,820) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969; Reopened as
LAKELAND 1974-1977;
Seating 200; Date Closed
1981-1982
NGUNGURU (Pop: 551) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 92; Date Closed
Pre 1969
OHAEAWAI (Pop: 403) GAIETY:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
250; Date Closed Pre 1969
OKAIAWA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
Pre 1956; Date Closed Pre 1969
ONEROA ASCOT:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
200; Date Closed 1970-1980
ONE TREE POINT DOMAIN
HALL: Date Opened 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
150; Date Closed Pre 1969
ONEWHERO TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
150; Date Closed Pre 1969
ONGARUE TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1970; Seating
??; Date Closed 1980-1985
OPARAU TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
110; Date Closed Pre 1969
OPOTIKI (Pop: 8,134) DELUXE:
Date Opened Pre 1948; Seating
??; Renamed REGENT
Pre 1956; Seating 627; Date
Closed 1986-1987; Reopened as
DELUXE 1993-1995; Seating
627;
CURRENTLY OPERATING
OPUATIA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
??; Date Closed 1970-1980
OREWA (Pop: 5,596) PINEWOODS
OPEN AIR: Date Opened Pre 1970;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
1,000; Date Closed
1970-1980
TOWN HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 230; Date Closed
Pre 1969
ORINI TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
160; Date Closed Pre 1969
ORURU SWAMP PALACE:
Date Opened 1996; Seating
72; CURRENTLY OPERATING
TOWN HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 150; Date Closed
Pre 1969
OTOROHANGE (Pop: 2,770) REGENT:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
450; Renamed GALAXY
??; Seating 450; Date
Closed 1970-1980
TOWN HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 587; Date Closed
Pre 1969
OWHANGO (Pop: 230) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 250; Date Closed
1970-1985
PAEROA (Pop: 3,670) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 735; Renamed
REGENT ??; Seating
735; Date
Closed Pre 1969
PAIHIA (Pop: 1,900) PHOENIX:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
PAKURANGA VILLAGE
8-PLEX: Date Opened December 1995;
Seating ??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
PAPAKURA (Pop: 23,800) PARAGON:
Date Opened 14 August 1937; Seating
??; Renamed WINDSOR
Pre 1943; Seating
545; Date Closed 29 October 1964
STAR: Date Opened Pre 1943;
Seating 850; Renamed
CINECENTA ??; Seating
??; Date
Closed 1970-1985
PATETONGA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
??; Date Closed 1970-1980
PIHA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1970; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 210; Date Closed
Pre 1980
PIOPIO (Pop: 550) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
POKENO TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1970; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1985
POROTI TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 150; Date Closed
Pre 1969
PORTLAND TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
303; Date Closed Pre 1969
PUKEHINA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 300; Date Closed
Pre 1969
PUKEKOHE (Pop: 9,520)
REGENT: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 550; Renamed
GRANTHAM 8 December 1972;
Seating ??; Date Closed
1988
STRAND: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1970
PUNARUKU SCHOOL HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1970; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 50; Date Closed
Pre 1980
PURIRI TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
??; Date Closed Unknown
PUTARURU (Pop: 4,250) CIVIC:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
490; Renamed PLAZA
Pre 1969; Seating 490; Date
Closed 1992-1995
RAGLAN (Pop: 1,520) MAJESTIC:
Date Opened Pre 1948; Seating
320; Date Closed 1970-1980
RANGAIRIRI PAVILION:
Date Opened Pre 1933; Seating
??; Date Closed Unknown
RAURIMU TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
250; Date Closed 1970-1980
RAWENE (Pop: 470) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
300; Date Closed 1970-1980
REPOROA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 130; Date Closed
Pre 1969
RIVERHEAD TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
200; Date Closed Pre 1969
ROTOURA (Pop: 51,000) CINEMA
CITY 5-PLEX: Date Opened 21 September
1993; Seating ??; Date Closed
29 October
1993 (First New Zealand multiplex
to close)
LYRIC: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 370; Date Closed
Pre 1969
MAJESTIC: Date Opened Pre 1943;
Seating 850; Date Closed
1990-1992
MOVIELAND 4-PLEX: Date Opened 22
October 1993; Seating ??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
ODEON: Date Opened 1966;
Seating 802; Date Closed
23 September 1993
REGENT: Date Opened Pre 1948;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1956
ROTOWARO MINERS HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
200; Date Closed 1970-1980
RUATAHUNA HAIARAU
MAORI SCHOOL: Date Opened Pre 1970;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
50; Date Closed
1970-1980
RUATORIA (Pop: 1,012) GAIETY:
Date Opened Pre 1943; Seating
500; Date Closed 1969
RUAWAI (Pop: 550) RIALTO:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
419; Date Closed Pre 1969
RUSSELL (Pop: 1,030) STRAND:
Date Opened Pre 1923; Seating
??; Renamed TOWN HALL
??; Seating 300; Date
Closed 1970-1980
SILVERDALE RSA HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 250; Date Closed
Pre 1969
SWANSON TOWN HALL:
Date Opened 1950; Seating
200; Renamed ASCOT
??; Seating 200; Date Closed
1965
TAHUNA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
150; Date Closed Pre 1969
TAIPA MOTOR
CAMP: Date Opened Pre 1970;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1980
TAIRUA (Pop: 820) PLAZA:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
250; Date Closed 1985-1986
PUBLIC HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
100; Date Closed 1985-1986
TANETUA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
TANGITERORIA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TAPU TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 100; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TAUMARANUI (Pop: 6,630) KINGS:
Date Opened Pre 1948; Seating
600; Date Closed 1969
REGENT: Date Opened
Pre 1948; Seating 707; Date
Closed 1990-1991
TAUPIRI TOWN HALL:
Date Opened 150; Seating
150; Date Closed Pre 1969
TAUPO (Pop: 14,800) MAJESTIC:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
470; Rename STARLIGHT
1969; Seating ??;
Renamed STARLIGHT 3-PLEX
??; CURRENTLY OPERATING
TAURANGA (Pop: 70,803) CINEMA
5-PLEX: Date Opened 2 July 1993;
Seating ?? ; Increased to 6-PLEX
1996; Seating
??; CURRENTLY OPERATING
REGENT: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating 756; Date
Closed 1983-1986
TOWN HALL: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating 726; Renamed
ODEON Pre 1969; Seating
726; Date Closed 28 June 1993
TAUREWA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
250; Date Closed Pre 1969
TE AKAU PUBLIC HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 180; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TE ANGA PUBLIC HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 100; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TE APUTA PUBLIC HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 100; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TE ARAROA (Pop: 281) GAIETY:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
300 ; Date Closed Pre 1969
HOLIDAY PARK: Date Opened
Pre December 1995; Seating ??;
CURRENTLY OPERATING
TE AROHA (Pop: 3,530) MAJESTIC:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
705; Date Closed Pre 1969
REGENT: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating 857; Date
Closed Pre 1969
TE AWAMUTU (Pop: 8,150) EMPIRE:
Date Opened Pre 1924; Seating
604; Date Closed 1970-1980
REGENT: Date Opened
Pre 1925; Seating 772; Renamed
REGENT TWIN 1989; Seating
??; Increased to 3-PLEX
1995; Seating ??;
CURRENTLY
OPERATING
TE HOE TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1970; Seating
; Date Closed Pre 1980
TE KAHA (Pop: 275) GAIETY:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
TE KAO CENTENNIAL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
200; Date Closed Pre 1969
TE KARAKA (Pop: 637) WAIKOHU:
Date Opened Pre 1969; Seating
250; Date Closed Pre 1969
TE KAUWHIATA (Pop: 763) MEMORIAL:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
TE KOPURU (Pop: 700) CORONATION:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
350; Date Closed Pre 1969
TE KUITUI (Pop: 5,069) EMPRESS:
Date Opened Pre 1924; Seating
485; Date Closed Pre 1969
STATE: Date Opened
Pre 1943; Seating 502; Renamed
LANZANA c.1972; Seating
502; Date
Closed 1985-1986
TE PUIA (Pop: 317) HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
160; Date Closed Pre 1969
TE PUKE (Pop: 5,070) CAPITOL:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
612; Date Closed 1974-1981
TE TEKO TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
250; Date Closed Pre 1969
TE WHAITI TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1969
THAMES (Pop: 6,480) KINGS:
Date Opened 1911; Seating
??; Renamed EMBASSY
c.1950; Seating 651; Becomes
EMBASSY 3-PLEX (Currently under reconstruction)
QUEENS: Date Opened
Pre 1926; Seating ; Date
Closed Pre 1956
STRAND: Date Opened
??; Seating ??; Renamed
REGENT Pre 1943; Seating
692; Date Closed
Pre 1969 (Demolished)
TIKITIKI (Pop: 273) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 250; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TIRAU (Pop: 746) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1925;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TOKOMARU BAY GAIETY:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
400; Date Closed Pre 1969
TOKORA (Pop: 18,800) MEMORIAL:
Date Opened Pre 1957; Seating
698; 1970-1980
STAR: Date Opened
Pre 1969; Seating 650; 1985-1986
TOLOGA BAY (Pop: 432) GAIETY:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
335; 1969
MEMORIAL: Date Opened
Pre 1970; Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
100; 1970-1980
TOTARA NORTH TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 100; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TUAKAU (Pop: 1,677) MEMORIAL:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
428; Date Closed Pre 1969
TURUA REGENT:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
200; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAEROA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
250; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAHAROA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
250; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAIHEKE ISLAND (Pop: 4,410)
ASCOT: Date Opened
1938; Seating 470; Date Closed
1960
WAIHI (Pop: 3,413) ACADEMY:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
721; Date Closed 1970-1980
WAIHI BEACH (Pop: 1,400) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 319; Renamed
PACIFIC ??; Seating
319;
Date Closed 1992-1995
WAIKAREMOANA TOURIST
CORP HOTEL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Film Gauge 16mm; Seating
50; Date Closed
1970-1980
TUAI: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 266; Date Closed
Pre 1969
WAIKINO TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAIKOKOWAI TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAIMAMAKU TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
200; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAIMANA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
400; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAIMIHA TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
120; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAIOHAU TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAIOMU YMCA HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
250; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAIPAPAKAURI TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1925;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1980
WAIPIRO BAY TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1925; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1980
WAIPU (Pop: 591)
TOWN HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
1970-1980
WAITAKARURU TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
250; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAITAKERE TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
WAIUKU (Pop: 4,440) LYCEUM:
Date Opened Pre 1933; Seating
??; Renamed REGENT
1943-1947; Seating 422;
Date Closed 1970-1980
WAIWERA (Pop: 352) GAIETY:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
180; Date Closed Pre 1969
WARKWORTH (Pop: 1,734)
TOWN HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 525; Date Closed
1970-1980
WELLSWORTH (Pop: 1,640) ROYAL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
375; Date Closed 1970-1980
WHAKATANE (Pop: 13,050) GRAND:
Date Opened Pre 1948; Seating
629; Date Closed Pre 1969
KINGS: Date Opened Pre 1917;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1948
REGENT: Date Opened Pre 1948;
Seating 630; Believed
to be Open
WHANGAMATA (Pop: 1,830)
TOWN HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 300; Believed
to be Open
WHANGAPAROA (Pop: 5,944) HIBISCUS
COAST 5-PLEX: Date Opened 1996;
Seating ??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
WHANGAREI (Pop: 44,183) CINEMA
CITY 3-PLEX: Date Opened 2 April
1993; Seating ??; CURRENTLY
OPERATING
KINGS: Date Opened Pre 1933;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1956
LYCEUM: Date Opened June 1912;
Seating ??; Renamed PLAZA
October 1932; Seating
731; Renamed ODEON
1968; Seating 731; Date Closed
4 March 1993
REGENT: Date Opened Pre 1933;
Seating 926; Date Closed
1991
WHENUAKITE TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Film Gauge
16mm; Seating 140; Date Closed
Pre 1969
WHITIANGA (Pop: 2,140)
TOWN HALL: Date Opened Pre 1955;
Seating 300; Renamed
MERCURY BAY ??; Seating
300; Date Closed Pre 1969
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