1951 - The Auckland Electric Power Board build their head office complex on the corner of Remuera Road and Nuffield Street

1953 - Sarawia Park is renamed the Olympic Stadium

1957 - Newmarket Wines and Spirits opens on Crowhurst Street

1960s - Broadway becomes known as the most brightly-lit street in New Zealand thanks to a remarkable collection of giant neon signs

1960s - Newmarket Primary School is known for having the only special class for partially-sighted children and also the only remedial reading clinic in Auckland

1960s - A giant viaduct, the biggest in New Zealand and carrying Auckland's Southern Motorway, is built over Broadway

1962 - The Auckland Football Association construct two grandstands at Olympic Stadium and change the name to Newmarket Park. It becomes a major soccer venue

1965 - The Newmarket viaduct is completed

1966 - Three Bears opens on the corner of Broadway and Morrow Street. Read more about Three Bears here

1969 - 'Smirnoff', a large sculpture by Marte Szirmay is unveiled on the southern end of Newmarket Domain (now known as Lumsden Green)

1970s - David Lumsden opens The Rug Gallery

1971 - The Mandalay, a well-known Auckland dance hall and entertainment centre, opens on the corner of Davis Crescent and Short Street

1972 - A fire damages Rialto Picture Theatre and the area is converted into shops

1974 - David Lumsden becomes the last Mayor of Newmarket. Read more about David and his wife Sydney Lumsden and their contribution to Newmarket's history here

1978 - Highwic is sold to Auckland Council and Historic Places Trust, now Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

1979 - A major landslip carries away a grandstand and part of the playing area at Newmarket Park. The park is ceased to be used for soccer and is now passive open space

1979 - Saks opens on Broadway. Read more about Saks here

1980s - 'Water Feature' by Ted Smyth is built on Lumsden Green as a commemoration to the Borough of Newmarket

1981 - Highwic is opened to the public

1983 - Swenson's, an American ice cream company, opens

1985 - A centenary celebration of the Newmarket borough is held

1987 - Two Double Seven (277) mall opens

1988 - Westpac opens at 135-131 Broadway

1989 - The Local Government Amendment Act led to the reduction of Auckland's 33 local territorial councils to seven and Auckland City swallowed Newmarket in the process

1989 - Newmarket's first McDonalds opens at 238 Broadway. Read more about McDonald's history in Newmarket here

1990s - Broadway Park is established. It incorporates a walkway giving access between Middleton Road and Parnell Road

1990s - The Newmarket Business Association becomes part of Auckland Council's Mainstreet funding programme

1993 - The Rialto complex is redeveloped as Rialto Cinemas, with three cinema complexes, shops and a food court

1996 - A second McDonalds opens at 77 Broadway

1996 - Four weeks later, a third McDonald's opens in Westfield 277.