Starlight Cinema
36 Great South Road,
Auckland
2025
36 Great South Road,
Auckland
2025
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Previously operated by: Amalgamated Theatres Ltd.
Previous Names: Otara Luxury Cinema
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The Otara Luxury Cinema was opened on 16th September 1957. It was a well appointed cinema, complete with electronic organ, stereophonic sound and Bauer projectors, and included a modern-style coffee bar. The world premiere of veteran director Rudall Hayward’s feature film “To Love a Maori” was held here on 17th February 1972.
The cinema was renamed the Starlight Cinema in 1975. In 1983 it was taken over by Amalgamated Theatres Ltd. It was closed in 1992 and converted into a block of shops.
It has since been demolished (approximately 2012/2013)and its last use was a car sales yard.
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Amalgamated Theatres took an interest in 1983 then merged into South Auckland Cinemas in 1985 - a joint venture with Skyline Cinemas (KO & Amalgamated Theatres), Alan Meekings & Graeme Edwards. Leased to indie Graham Granger ( ex Mayfair Sandringham) when Village6 opened at Manukau City (5km away) in 1991.
The Starlight was built by Garth Prostlewaite & Alan Roycroft in 1957 [not Amalgamated Theatres] and sold to Allan Meekings & Norman Dawe in 1964. Amalgamated Theatres entered a joint venture with Meekings & Dawe in 1983 and became a partner in the South Auckland Cinemas JV in 1985 that included Cine-Centa Manurewa & Star Papatoetoe.