2001 - Olympic Park is redesigned

2002 - Westfield NZ Ltd acquire a half share of Two Double Seven

2004 - The Newmarket Arts Trust is formed. The Trust is established by the Newmarket Business Association and is tasked with promoting arts, particularly public art, in the Newmarket area. You can read more about the Newmarket Arts Trust here.

2004 - Westfield NZ Ltd acquire the remaining half of Two Double Seven

2005 - Broadway and Nuffield Street are upgraded

2006 - 'The World Grasped' by Terry Stringer is installed on Broadway

2006 - Westfield expands into Nuffield Street

2008 - 'Sliver' by Virgina King is installed on the corner of Khyber Pass Road and Broadway

2010 - Newmarket Borough Council is merged into Auckland Council

2010 - The Newmarket Viaduct redevelopment begins

2010 - 'Knockknock' by Seung Yul Oh is installed on the corner of Teed Street and Osborne Street

2012 - The Newmarket Stage Company is established

2013 - 'Andale Andale' by Reuben Paterson is installed on Remuera Road

2014 - Jonny 4Higher installs a mural tribute to Rita Angus on a wall near Gordon Harris. You can see the mural here

2014 - George Henare becomes patron of the Newmarket Stage Company

2014 - Jonny 4Higher installs a mural on a garage door on Teed Street. You can see the mural here

2015 - Flox installs a mural on the outside of Gordon Harris. You can see more about this artwork here

2015 - 'New Marks' is a community art project that sees various street artists from Auckland and throughout the country to come and transform Nuffield Lane into an eclectic display of talent. Over a weekend, various street artists such as BMD, Berst, Erika Pearce and Charles and Janine Williams help Jonny 4Higher create a series of eye catching murals. You can see some of the works here

2016 - Jonny 4Higher installs a 'Newmarket business' family tree on the side of the Olympic Pool. You can see the artwork here

2017 - The Teed Street Upgrade is completed as part of the Waitematā Local Board’s Newmarket Laneways Plan. The upgrade greatly improves footpath widths, enable easier pedestrian movement along and across the street. The concrete carriageway, a remnant of the areas light industrial past, are retained and complemented with new quality paving materials, bespoke street furniture and upgraded lighting. Native evergreen street trees are planted within bio-retention tree pits and help significantly improve stormwater quality. You can read more about the Teed Street upgrade here.

2017 - 'Heliograph' by Ray Haydon is installed on Teed Street

2017 - Flox collaborates with Blunt Umbrellas and installs a mural on York Street. You can read more about this artwork here

2017 - Westfield close Two Double Seven, in preparation for renovation

2018 - Melinda Butt completes a mural that beautifies and activates the alleyway between the Teed Street Larder courtyard and Bourke Street. A contemporary exploration of colour and form can be seen as you walk through the connecting streets. You can see this artwork here

2018 - Jonny 4Higher installs a forest mural on the outside of Teed Street Larder. You can see the artwork here

2019 - Westfield re-open a renovated Two Double Seven

2019 - Flox installs 'Te Tī Tūtahi' at 242 Broadway (the entrance to Station Square). You can read more about this artwork here

2020 - Westfield open a redeveloped 309 Broadway, becoming New Zealand's premier lifestyle, entertainment and shopping destination. International luxury fashion stores open within the complex cementing Newmarket as New Zealand's premium shopping precinct

2021 - Laken Whitecliffe installs a mural on the side of 88 Broadway. You can see this artwork here

2022 - The NBA's Arts & Heritage Manager, Di Goldsworthy, retires after serving Newmarket and the wider Auckland community for more than 27 years. Read more about Di here

2023 - Senior students from Newmarket Primary School work on a research project to find out more information about the soldiers whose names appear on the memorial stones in Newmarket Park. Each year on ANZAC Day the Newmarket community gathers to commemorate our fallen servicemen and women. You can read more about the project here.

The Newmarket Business Association would also like to thank Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Dinah Holman and Di Goldsworthy for their research and contribution to this website.
The Newmarket Business Association would like to acknowledge the support of Waitematā Local Board in approving a grant towards the funding of this website and the installation of Newmarket's heritage signage throughout the precinct.