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Aucklanders want our waterfront to be the centrepiece of the city's Rugby World Cup 2011 celebrations, a survey of nearly 800 residents shows.The survey asking Aucklanders how they wanted to celebrate this once in a lifetime event showed strong support...

Queens Wharf will be the base and main service area for all rally teams during Rally New Zealand. The public will be able to see the service crews in action, meet the drivers during autograph signing sessions, and watch the rally’s stages on a big...

Savings like these have contributed to the lower-than-expected 1.9 per cent rates increase for next year, announced last week.The project came about after significant repairs were needed for the Civic car park roof, and the council decided it was an...

Taste of Auckland achieved wide acclaim in its first year and is now set to take on unparalleled heights as the event moves into Auckland's BIG little city at Victoria Park. Over four days from 18 – 21 November, 20,000 passionate food and drink...

New Zealand’s largest FREE public art festival, this region-wide contemporary art and cultural event has 69 exhibitions across Auckland at major galleries, project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites.The programme includes a mix of emerging and...

Auckland Rugby World Cup ticketholders will be able to enjoy free public transport to and from all Rugby World Cup matches in Auckland. The aim is encourage up to 75% people to not use their cars and use public transport to and from games. The free...

The New Zealand International Film Festival returns to Auckland on July 8, showcasing the newest and most striking films from around the world. In celebration of The NZ Film Festival returning to Auckland, the promoters of the festival are providing a...

Applications for grants open July 28th 2010 and are available for:- event/activity management and operating costs event performing artists’ fees and expenses event/activity promotion and publicity event/activity volunteer recruitment, training and...

A flashing keyhole, an abandoned trapeze and a miniature temple are just some of the exciting new contemporary art works that have been installed in and around the city centre’s busy Learning Quarter.The works are part of a public art project launched...

With only days to go the BIG question is who is going to be the first super city Mayor?? The cut off for nominations was last Friday 20 August revealing a final line up of 23 candidates. One thing we do know is that it is going to go down to the wire...

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 Higher sound levels are required for some big screen events to ensure that those attending can clearly hear sports commentary, a speech or film dialogue throughout the main audience area of the square. Currently the council’s central area district...

Each year at its AGM the Heart of the City membership has the opportunity to elect a new Board. The powers of this Board are contained within part 13 (page 10) of our constitution and are primarily concerned with the...

Heart of the City's consumer website http://www.biglittlecity.co.nz/ has been receiving over 60,000 visits a month since June 2010 as we are in market with the BIG little city advertising campaign. It is a great tool for providing information on...

From June 29 2011, the central CBD businesses and residents will again be hand-delivered a promotional pack containing specially printed rubbish and recycling bags and information on all you need to know about rubbish in the inner CBD.  The...

No hazardous materials, garden waste or liquids should be put into the rubbish bags. Your rubbish will not be collected if it's put out at the wrong time with the wrong contents such as hazardous materials, garden waste or liquidsYour...

What goes in your recycling bag Plastic containers rinsed and squashed    Polystyrene            Aluminium steel tins and cansOil or paint containers Glass bottles and jarsLiquids of any sorts ...

Fats and oils require specialist disposal and you are required to make arrangements with a private contractor for collection. Don't place containers of oil on the kerbside as they will stain the pavement and spill all over the collection vehiclesDon...

How to dispose of your paper and cardboardFlattened cardboard tied with string or inside another boxDo not put any polystyrene or plastic inside boxesUncollected cardboard/paper should be taken in and put out at the next collection timeYour cardboard/...

The new Auckland Council was sworn in Monday 1st November and you can find out more about the new council processes on their website www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. However, some services such as rubbish and recycling times can still be found on the...

Palmers have generously supplied, free of charge, over 2,500 punnets of flowers so that we can fill 6 temporary flowerbeds in the CBD in areas where illegal rubbish dumping is at its worst.  These hotspots will be in place from Wednesday 29th June...

Taste of Auckland has an exclusive offer for Heart of the City businesses - Two GA Tickets for just $30!Under 'General Admission' click Buy Now and choose from either the Thursday or Friday sessions.

There will be 6 days of FREE street theatre at various locations downtown from December 18th - 23rd.  With the help of THE EDGE we've lined up giant moas, hip hop clowns, musical cowboys and time machines.  There's a chance to help design our...

The city Christmas decorations went up last week with refreshed designs on the 3 giant baubles and the Elliott Street and K Road Angels, not to mention a bit of a touch up on Santa's Reindeer. Make sure you check out the trail map online at www....

After a successful launch earlier this year, the New Zealand Fashion Festival will be back for 2011. Held over a 5 day period between 21-26 March 2011, and produced by the team from NZ Fashion Week, the New Zealand Fashion Festival will provide a series...

Between January and April, Auckland Transport and Vector are working together to undertake essential infrastructure work on Quay Street between Tangihua Street and Lower Hobson Street. This work will involve completing the second and final stage of the...

It's Auckland's 171st birthday and everyone's invited to celebrate with a host of fantastic Auckland Anniversary Weekend events from 28 to 31 January.- Auckland International Buskers Festival- Auckland Seafood Festival- Laneway Festival- Oceanbridge...

Heart of the City has called an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) for Heart of the City members to pass their amended consititution. The amended consititution is the result of the establishment of the new Auckland Council and...

  Big and small, downtown Auckland businesses are reaching out by donating goods and services for auction to raise money for the Red Cross Christchurch Earthquake Fund. Please take advantage of these generous donations by digging deep when you...

Council's draft Annual Plan 2011/2012 is now out for public consultation, with submissions due by 1 April 2011. It is pleasing to see that the development of the CBD has been given priority under the draft Waitemata Local Board Plan, as this is...

High Street is having its first ever Long Lunch on Friday 25th March and we would love your support. Our aim is to bring the local community together to celebrate the district's great food and retail environment by combining 300 people and 12 great local...

The 2011 New Zealand Retailers Association's National Conference will be held in on the 6th of April at the ASB Showgrounds. An excellent conference for any retailer big or small, the 2011 conference will focus on the changing trends in the retail...

Over the past 3 weeks we have been completely overwhelmed by the support we received from businesses and individuals across Auckland for our BIG little city Trade Me Auction. It was great to see the business community joining together to help those...

Auckland Council have put together an excellent educational video for people to understand how shared space works and learn more about shared space design aspects by using the example of Auckland's CBD first shared space - Darby Street. The video is...

Elliott Street (between Wellesley street and Darby street), will be closed to all general traffic from midnight on Sunday 27 March 2011 to Sunday 14 August 2011 to allow the first phase of the Elliott Street shared space to be completed. Pedestrian...

Over 85,000 visitors will be arriving on our shores shorty for the 2011 Rugby World Cup so it is imperative to start preparing your business now. One of the ways to start preparing is by using Auckland 2011's free online toolkit called Match Ready (which...