Von Dadelszen, Francis, Dan Carter kick $30m into CBD retail

The first real breath of fresh air into a ‘pretty hammered’ CBD, developer Andrew Krukziener says.

131 Queen Street, Auckland.

Brent Melville and Kate McVicar. Fri, 07 Nov 2025

An investment group led by retailer Edward von Dadelszen is taking a $30 million punt on the resurgence of Auckland’s Queen Street, with plans to open a concept duty-free department store at the former Milne & Choyce building, site of the city's first department store.

The “reimagined” version

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