BE PART OF AUCKLAND’S MOST ANTICIPATED ENTERTAINMENT PRECINCT
OnQ OPEN MARKET
A building, a city, and the people brave enough who are willing to face their fears to write the next chapter. Is it really happening?
Back before the COVID hit, there was a place in the heart of Auckland where the city came to feel alive.
Twelve thousand people walked through its doors every single day.
They came for movies, for bowling, for the smell of Malaysian stir fry drifting up from the food court.
They came for the noise, the feeling that something was always happening here.
Families made memories here.
Friends met here after school.
After uni. After work.
Couples had their first dates here.
For a long time, this building on Queen Street was the cornerstone, the beating heart of the city.
Was it the location or Skyworld that brought more people in?
Let's be real.
It's the brands like you, people like you that create a community to have thousands of foot traffic everyday.
You know what happened next? Everyone does.
A pandemic swept through the world and took everything with it.
Jobs, businesses, and the places that held communities together.
One by one, the lights went out inside Skyworld.
Restaurants closed. Stalls emptied.
The escalators kept moving, but there was nobody left to ride them.
THE TENANTS WERE ALWAYS THE ONES WHO MADE THIS PLACE WORTH WALKING INTO.
Is Skyworld really re-opening the old food court? Which now is being called as OnQ Open Market.
Doors are still padlocked shut, shops still and empty, posters promising "Something Awesome is Coming" vendors gone, empty corridors, dreams shelved, a ghost building in the middle of Auckland and a broken movie sign.
What's really happening?
A ghost of what it used to be, in the middle of a city that desperately needed it back.
But here's the thing about ghosts.
They only haunt you when there's nobody brave enough to walk back in.
Sky World Entertainment (OnQ) sits at the very centre of Queen Street, the cornerstone of Entertainment, the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau.
With the City Rail Link opening in 2026 with 54,000 passengers expected at peak times for new Aotea Station and a full precinct transformation under way.
PEOPLE MISS THE MEMORIES AND THEY WANT IT BACK
SKYWORLD WAS QUIET FOR YEARS.
WANT TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT?
RENDERS
COMING
SOON
What if it doesn't work? What if nobody comes? What if I'm not good enough?
What if I pour everything into this my savings, my time, my name and it's still not enough?
" I don't have enough experience. "
" I've never run a business before. "
" I don't have enough capital. "
" The fitout costs alone could wipe me out. "
" The competition is too strong. "
" There are already established vendors with loyal customers. "
" People like me don't succeed at this. I'm just a home cook. Just a market vendor. "
I need to wait until everything is perfect. Until I'm more ready. Until the timing is right.
We're not going to tell you those fears aren't real.
They are.
Every single one of them.
We're not going to tell you it will definitely work.
Nobody can promise you that.
Anyone who does is selling you something.
What we can tell you is this.
That question the one keeping you up at night is the same question this building has been sitting with for years.
Skyworld knows what it feels like to try and fail.
To be full of life one day and hollow the next.
To wonder if anyone will ever come back.
"Fear didn't stop this place from existing. It stopped this place from trying. And that turned out to be the more costly choice."
The vendors who built something real here the ones people still talk about weren't fearless.
They were afraid and they showed up anyway.
They opened on quiet Tuesdays when nobody came.
They adjusted. They learned.
Some left. Some stayed.
And even some new vendors who are brave and willing to face their fears came in.
The person who's been cooking for the neighbourhood and wondering if it could be more.
The market vendor who sells out every Sunday and knows they're ready for something bigger.
The home cook who carries a recipe passed down through generations, waiting for the right table to put it on.
We're looking for you to make a big change and impact in the heart of Auckland together.
The person who's been cooking for the neighbourhood and wondering if it could be more.
The market vendor who sells out every Sunday and knows they're ready for something bigger.
The home cook who carries a recipe passed down through generations, waiting for the right table to put it on.
"You don't need to have done this before. You just need to believe in what you make and be willing to show up."
Because what it takes to bring a place like this back to life that's not something a building can provide. That's you. It has always been you.
Not money. Not experience.
People like you with courage and skills makes this place more valuable that builds a real community.
RENDERS
COMING
SOON
RENDERS
COMING
SOON
Skyworld sits on the corner of Queen Street and Aotea Square the cultural centre of Auckland's CBD.
The City Rail Link is opening nearby, bringing thousands of new commuters directly past your front door every single day.
The food court has been stripped back and redesigned. It's not a patch-up job.
It's a blank canvas ready for vendors who want to build something that lasts.
Event Cinemas is still here.
Metrolanes bowling is still here. GameOn arcade is still here. The bones of this place never left.
What's missing is the food, the warmth, the smell of something cooking and the people brave enough to provide it.
That missing piece is you.
ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT?
RENDERS
COMING
SOON
The system isn't kind to small food businesses. Leases can be confusing.
Fit-out costs are real. Fear is louder than it should be.
Every great food vendor in this city started somewhere.
Uncle Man's Malaysian kitchen. Four Seasons Indian. The Coffee Club.
They all started with one dish, one dream and enough courage to say yes.
We're here to help you navigate the hard parts not leave you in the dark the way vendors were left before.
This time, we're doing this together with the help of Marketing from the Landlord.
So yes if you're a franchise, talk to us.
If you're an established brand, the door is open.
But if you're the person who has been selling at weekend markets and wondering if you're ready,
we want that conversation too.
Auckland is ready. Are you ready to make a big impact with the landlord's help of Marketing?
The only question is whether your name, your food, your story will be part of it.
Spaces are limited. Only 33 stalls. Overcome your fear and fufill your dreams today.
BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER
WHY NOW?
Sky World Entertainment (OnQ) sits at the very centre of Queen Street the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau. With the City Rail Link opening in 2026 and a full precinct transformation under way, now is the moment to secure your place in Auckland's CBD.
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passengers per hour through Te Waihorotiu Station at peak
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additional pedestrians forecast daily on Wellesley Street by 2026
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market stalls and tenancy spaces now available for the OnQ Open Market.
OnQ, OPEN
MARKET
Renders are coming soon. We are looking for 33 Food, Retail and Entertainment stalls to open our OnQ Open Market.
The cost starts at $2,000-2,500 m^2 with shops starting from 7m^2.
