After years of anticipation, IKEA is set to open its doors to the New Zealand public for the first time on Thursday, December 4.
IKEA's management said they're expecting between 15,000 to 20,000 visitors to the Sylvia Park store on its first day of trade.
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
As a result, motorists have been warned to brace themselves for significant travel delays across the region on Thursday.
On Monday, media were given a first look inside the 34,000sqm store which had been in the works for seven years.
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IKEA is well known for its bright colours and stag
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