New Zealand’s first LEGO Certified Store is opening at Westfield Newmarket in Auckland this week.

A LEGO sculpture at the Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney. Source: Westfield Bondi Junction/Facebook

The store, which opens at 9am on Thursday, will join other certified stores operating worldwide from London to New York and Shanghai.

Situated on Level 3 at Westfield Newmarket, the new store has been custom-built and includes brick-built tributes to local New Zealand icons including:

- Auckland Skyline Mosaic involving 318,208 bricks and taking over 580 hours to build.

- Bungee Mosaic involving 39,733 bricks and taking 120 hours to build.

- Bungee 3D Model– a LEGO World First – taking 327 hours to build and involving 40,177 bricks.

Highlights within New Zealand’s first LEGO Certified Store include:

- Pick A Brick Wall – an array of pieces to select from at any given time

- Build Your Own Minifigure stations – custom build your own LEGO Minifigure, including heads, torsos, legs, hats and accessories

- LEGO play tables providing children the opportunity to get creative and build whatever they imagine