The Coast

I recently visited this Mall with my young twins for a fun day at the play center, only to be slapped with a parking fine for staying beyond the 2-hour limit. As a single parent at the time, I couldn’t leave my children alone to go move the car, especially while they were happily playing.nnIt’s disappointing that instead of focusing on creating a welcoming environment for families and customers, the mall seems more interested in targeting us with parking penalties. How can parents realistically enjoy their visit without constantly worrying about running back and forth to the parking lot?nnIf Coast Whangaparaoa wants to encourage visitors, they need to rethink their policies and consider offering better solutions—like extended parking for families or validation when using mall facilities. Right now, it feels like they value revenue from fines more than the actual people coming to shop and spend time there.nnI hope management addresses this issue so families like mine can feel comfortable returning.

Poor access to shops, doors randomly locked. I won’t go the long way il just go to a different shop and il keep that in mind for future. Plaza is dying for a reason

Always tidy. A great place to grab groceries at Woolworths. Also has a chemist warehouse type shop.

This used to be a cool mall now it's just lame however here again is good

Lots of available parking, love the shops, places for lunch. We use the mall often.. Our boat is moored at the weiti River, much easier to load the freezer from Whangaparoa.

Directions to The Coast with public transportation

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