BP Connect Karaka has opened its doors on State Highway 22, bringing local customers BP’s fuels, convenience store and wildbean cafe.
Connecting with State Highway 1, the site will serve the growing local community in the Paerata Rise development and add to BP’s network of over 200 service stations across New Zealand.
Lisa Archbold, BP vice president of mobility and convenience, Australia and New Zealand, said BP Connect Karaka brings wider benefits in addition to making getting from A to B a better experience.
“As the [wider] Karaka community grows, we want to provide locals with a convenient place to refuel, grab a snack and pick up a barista-made coffee.”
You can also collect a copy of the Franklin Times in-store.
The station replaces the former Caltex and Animal Stuff site on Karaka Road just before the Paerata Rise/Glenbrook roundabout on SH22.
When the Franklin Times stopped by on Wednesday morning, the service station had a steady stream of customers taking the opportunity to check out the project that had dominated the road between Paerata Rise and the Pukekohe Golf Course.
Staff say interested locals have been streaming in since the station opened at 6am on Wednesday, April 9.
“Re-developed from the ground up, we’ve designed this site with our customers in mind. We know they are looking for convenience above all else, and our wildbean cafe will offer them easy access to great food and barista coffee on their journeys,” Archbold says.
Customers will also have access to the BPme app for seamless transactions and BP’s loyalty program, Everyday Rewards, enabling them to earn points on purchases in-store and at the pump.
BP says BP Connect Karaka will be a key stopping point for customers in the nearby expanding suburbs of Paerata Rise, Drury, Glenbrook and Pukekohe and for drivers travelling between State Highways 1 and 22.
