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We asked three leading restaurateurs from Auckland's city centre what makes our dining scene so special. Michael Dearth from The Grove and Baduzzi, Bo Manoonpong from Mai Thai, Grasshopper and Thai Street and Kyle Street from Culprit and Lowbrow talk...

Our major marketing campaign for the city launches today. This winter, we’re inspiring Aucklanders to explore their city centre by highlighting the unique personalities of the neighbourhoods that make up the city centre and the range of...

One of the city centre's major cultural venues, Aotea Centre, is undergoing a transformation to rejuvenate the 28-year-old building. The transformation will be in stages, starting with significant exterior and internal works which will pave the way for...

Updated 16 August 2018 We wrote nine months ago about the projected shortage of hotels in the city centre due to high demand, and about the new developments that were underway at the time. Since then we've seen a huge number of new ...

City Rail Link have just released new virtual tours of the new and redeveloped stations that will be opened when works are completed, scheduled to be in early 2024. You can see some of art and design features woven into the fabric of the stations,...

International fashion brand H&M opens its Auckland flagship today in the brand new Commercial Bay development located at the waterfront end of Queen Street. By the end of next year, this much anticipated new addition to the city centre will be home...

We see kindness every day here in the city centre, shared between strangers, friends, family and colleagues. This week, it’s more evident than usual, thanks to Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Day. RAK days are celebrated around the world, and NZ’s is this...

Tomorrow brings American Express Restaurant Month to a close for another year. We've pulled together some of the most delectable food shots and vibrant event moments in celebration of the brilliant city centre restaurants that make this event such a...

From 6 – 14 October, we’re celebrating Artweek 2018 in the city centre and encouraging Aucklanders to discover our cultural heartbeat - from galleries to art in the streets and corporate art collections. We're a longstanding major partner of...

With Auckland Heritage Festival kicking off later this month and the city going through big changes at the moment, we were inspired to talk to a few city centre businesses with a whole lot of history - over 400 years’ between them to be more exact –...

In 1934, Marbecks was opened, the Levy Building on Customs Street (home to RJB Design and Xuxu) got the art deco makeover you can still see today, around half a million people lived in Auckland and we were nearing the end of the Great Depression. 1934...

Five designs have been revealed for a new tower on the waterfront side of the Sky Tower at 65 Federal Street, in a competition run by Australian-based property developers ICD. The brief to the competing architects – local firm Warren &...

We recently held a safety meet-up for more than 40 interested businesses in the city centre. Members of the local Police Crime Prevention and Beat team gave us an overview of their role in the city centre, discussed prevention programmes such as...

Yesterday Auckland Transport confirmed that following public consultation they will be proceeding with changing Freyberg Place to a pedestrian mall – this change will take place from 15 October. We will be working with the High Street community to...

LPS is New Zealand’s largest Delivery and Transformation Services Consultancy. LPS New Zealand is a regarded innovator in project and transformation. We deliver high profile projects for New Zealand’s leading companies and organisations. LPS...

Park(ing) Day is celebrated around the world on 21 September - it's an annual event where community groups, architects and anyone else who's interested takes over on-street car parking spaces to create places for people for the day. Take a look at what's...

It’s nearly three years since early works for CRL began in the city centre, and with realistic video flythroughs of the stations being released and enabling works not too far from being complete, it’s getting easier to imagine the day (in about six years...

The eighth outing for our American Express Restaurant Month in August 2018 has been another success story for the city and for the businesses involved. Among the participating 108 restaurants, spending was up 9.7% compared to 2017’s event, to a...

Artweek takes place in the city centre from 6 - 14 October 2018. Click here for full event details. As well as the art you’ll find in the city’s streets, public spaces and galleries, there’s an incredible range of art in the boardrooms and offices of...

Artweek takes place in the city centre from 6 - 14 October 2018. Click here for full event details. This year for Artweek in the city centre, local artists are taking on some of the big issues facing Auckland with art installations in the city’s streets...

Armillary Private Capital is an independent investment bank assisting businesses and business owners to acheive their goals and ambitions. Through our range of services including managing the Crowdsphere crowd funding platform and Unlisted Securities...

To: Auckland Council Application number: CST60323353 Name of submitter: Heart of the City Inc. (‘HOTC’)   This is a submission on an application from Panuku Development Auckland on 13 April 2018 for resource consent to construct and operate...

We are a team of highly trained, exceptionally talented and experienced hairdressers who can create a exceptionally fabulous look for you.  Zero On High Haircutters has been on high street for over 20 years.  At Zero we provide all hair salon...

From delivering a marketing campaign that had 88% of Auckland respondents tell us “the city centre has a lot of diverse and exciting experiences waiting for me” to improving how construction impact on business is managed and making a financial...

Find out more about the work we're undertaking this year to support a successful city centre, from increasing awareness of access options and exploring ways to further unlock the 24/7 economy, to continuing our successful marketing programme to...

This weekend's Auckland Diwali Festival celebrations in the city centre are being complemented by our newly revamped Queen Street Lights, which will add subtle colour to the trees between Customs and Victoria Streets including Vulcan...

  Located within M Social Auckland is Beast & Butterflies, a casual all-day dining destination complete with an outdoor terrace. The tantalising menu features exotic flavours from around the world with street food influences, including...

Late Night Art last Tuesday evening brought thousands of art lovers out into the city centre's streets and galleries to celebrate our creative community. We captured some of the highlights and talked to people about their night. We'...

Founded in 2006, Borderless is an award-winning film/video-led social change company. Videos and films produced by the Borderless team are focused on promoting ethical, purposeful and innovative initiatives that create better communities...

Commercial space, residential buildings, a linear park and America's Cup bases are among the many new developments underway in the Wynyard Quarter area. See where construction is happening on the map below, with an up close look at some of the...

There’s a lot that's gone on behind the scenes to prepare for the royals’ arrival in Wynyard Quarter today, and the 10,000 spectators expected to come out to see them. As well as the meticulous plans and security measures...