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Monday 10 OctoberAotea Square 9.30am to 2.30pm andBeresford Square 10am and 4pmWorld Homelessness Day is being marked today at Aotea Square and will bring those who experience homelessness and Aucklanders together to raise awareness and...

The Night Noodle Markets will be at Victoria Park from 30 November to 4 December to showcase authentic Asian hawker food, colourful entertainment and lively music. The Noodle Night Markets are an established food event in Sydney and Melbourne, and are...

The annual ASB Auckland Marathon is taking place on Sunday 30 October 2016 from 6am and will attract about 13,500 participants. Race registrations and an expo will be held in Wynyard Quarter on 28-29 October, so expect a lot of activity and visitors in...

The Farmers Santa Parade returns to Queen Street and surrounding streets on Sun 27 Nov 2016. It will be a busy day for the city, and a great opportunity to show off the city to thousands of visitors. People travelling to the city on the day are...

For the Love of Bees is a project which aims to help the city centre become more bee friendly. Bees play an important role in the pollination of food crops, including backyard vegetable gardens and edible community gardens. They contribute over $4.5...

Discover and rediscover city gems with our Christmas Lovebites. Visit www.heartofthecity.co.nz/lovebites and find out some of the magical things the city is offering this Yuletide season.             

Restaurant Month 2016 provided a strong economic performance with both participating and total Heart of the City restaurants benefiting from the campaign this winter. Spend for 90 merchants was up 6% during August 2016 versus 2015 and the total Heart of...

It’s that time of the year when we mark the arrival of Christmas by dressing the city centre with festive decorations. The first of a series of installations will start on Friday 11 November with the installation of Santa and his reindeer on the Farmers...

Council is rolling out a new food grading scheme called Eatsafe in response to Food Act 2014 standards that came into effect on 1 March 2016. It is designed to protect and reassure the public by providing more transparency around food safety and...

Click here to Download the ATEED Event Advice  From 16 November to 22 November, Auckland will host the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) 75th Anniversary International Naval Review. This will involve up to 12 New Zealand and international naval ships...

Love Your Leftovers Lunch: Friday 25 November     Did you know that over $100 million worth of leftovers are thrown away in New Zealand every year? Auckland Council is running a "Love Your Leftovers Lunch" campaign and encourages...

Thank you to the city centre businesses who provided special offers to shopper and diners through our City Deals campaign. Thousands of deals were claimed across the city centre in September, which tells us that Aucklanders can't get enough of your great...

Soaring higher than a two-storey house and built from over half a million LEGO bricks, the LEGO Christmas Tree will be officially switched on by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff on Friday 25 November during a free public event at Aotea Square. Above: The...

Lower Queen Plaza has been transformed into an attractive place to meet and gather. International visitors and downtown commuters are now greeted with a colourful environment, an inviting lawn, picnic tables, seating, bike racks and activations. But it’s...

The Chief Post Office (CPO) building closed and new entrances have been created for Britomart station. The building will be closed for the next three years for strengthening works as part of the City Rail Link tunnelling. Alongside the Commercial Bay...

  For many small businesses, the Christmas-summer holiday means a lengthy period of irregular cash flow. Visit business.govt.nz to help you plan for the holiday season, handle staff leave and hire seasons workers.     

    The Ovation of the Seas will arrive on our shores on 27 December. It will carry around 6,400 guests and crew-- nearly double the capacity of standard cruise ships.   Cruise ships come in almost daily during summer. Auckland...

  Griffiths Gardens located on the corner of Wellesley and Albert Streets is an inviting and cheerful backyard designed to make all members of the public feel welcome. Funded by the City Centre targeted rate, the pop-up garden was created to keep...

Recently we presented at a resource consent hearing to highlight concerns about the adverse effect of CRL construction on business. In our view a more proactive and co-ordinated approach is required. We appreciate that a project of this scale will have...

The International Buskers Festival attracts top notch street performers from all over the world. Acts are located near city centre transportation hubs and puts a welcoming face to the city in summer. But did you know that busking outside the dates of...

  StoreWatch is a communication network of more than 150+ city centre retailers and the NZ Police. It enables its members to alert the network about incidents of theft and suspicious behaviour.   We’ve invited Auckland Police Constable,...

Since early January, O’Connell and Chancery Streets and Courthouse Lane have been closed to through traffic as works progress at Freyberg Place. Taking advantage of the temporary pedestrian only space, a pop up park has been installed alongside musical...

CRL midtown scoping works will include digging test holes onsite to locate underground utilities and ensure the continuity of service in the area as the work progresses. Some noise and traffic impacts are expected. Auckland Transport will...

Retail NZ’s Topshop awards are back this year, showcasing the best of New Zealand retail. The awards give Heart of the City retailers the chance to test themselves against other Auckland and national retailers in various categories including customer...

A survey that we’ve recently undertaken tells us that Aucklanders still feel positive about visiting the city centre, despite the significant transformation that is underway. They told us they still want to visit, that they agree that the city centre is...

Heart of the City has been advocating actively to end homelessness in Auckland’s city centre.  As such we were proud to sponsor the Auckland Conversation on Homelessness on Thursday 23rd March, following the launch of the Housing First Auckland...

Look at us Kiwis, a bunch of risk-taking, rule-bending, fresh-thinking suck-it-and-see adventurers, right? Who wouldn’t want to be one? So if we really do think that’s who we are, how come our transport planning isn’t keeping up with the ideas now...

Auckland is now well on the road to becoming a "worldclass harbour city", says Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck. She says the city is now going through the most significant change in its history. For evidence, look up at the cranes on the...

Join us for Restaurant Month, returning to the Heart of the City from 1 - 31 August 2017 Auckland's biggest dining event is back for its seventh year and will once again showcase the best of the city centre’s restaurant scene across 31...

To: Auckland Council Governing Body and Waitemāta Local Board Auckland Council Private Bag 92300 Auckland 1142   SUBMISSION TO THE DRAFT ANNUAL BUDGET 2017/18   Introduction   Heart of the City Business Association welcomes the...

Auckland’s Business Improvement Districts (or ‘BIDs’) are 48 areas across the region where local businesses have agreed to work together, with support from Auckland Council, to improve their business environment and attract new businesses and customers....

Last month, Auckland Council consulted on their 2017/2018 annual budget.  The Council’s consultation document focused on five issues - rates increases, rating stability, paying for tourism promotion, paying for housing infrastructure and paying...

Recent meetings with Auckland Central MP Hon Nikki Kaye and Minister of Transport Hon Simon Bridges have been very positive and both Ministers are keen to ensure SkyPath is delivered soon.    Auckland Council has allocated up to $7.2 million...

We know that getting around Auckland’s CBD can be an issue for businesses operating in the city centre.  While action is being taken to address congestion and traffic issues in the city by organisations like Auckland Council and Auckland Transport...

Heart of the City has been an active advocate to end homelessness in Auckland.  As such we were proud to sponsor the Auckland Conversation on Homelessness on Thursday 23rd March, following the launch of the Housing First Auckland initiative by Hon...

Heart of the City Submission - Midtown Bus Route Heart of the City has been advocating strongly for a holistic and integrated approach to transport planning in the city centre that has great place making front of mind. We are heartened to see recent...