Retailers in Christchurch's container mall are packing up so the containers can be moved, Radio New Zealand reports.
The Re:Start mall was put together about a year after the 2011 earthquakes but the leases have expired and many Cashel Street shopowners want to get back into their properties.
Twenty of the containers will be moved towards the Bridge of Remembrance.
One store manager said the move and closure would be hard for some but it has been flagged for sometime.
The container shops will shut for 10 days from Monday.
Christchurch city councillor Paul Lonsdale said it would face the river in its new location, and have a good connectivity with other inner city developments, so "it's actually a really nice spot".