wɪððɪ ɐdˈɪʃən ʌvðə tˈiː ɐwˈæ bˈɪldɪŋ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ðə bˈeɪs bɪkˌeɪm nˈuː zˈiːləndz lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ʃˈɑːpɪŋ mˈɔːl, ænd stˈɪl ɪz, æz ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən.
With the addition of the Te Awa building in 2010, The Base became New Zealand's largest shopping mall, and still is, as of December 2011.