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Art in the City Friday 7 October – Sunday 16 October Multiple locations across Auckland’s City Centre Over one hundred installations, exhibitions, guided walks, murals, performances, talks, markets, and workshops are set to bring life to the city...

Heart of the City’s Interim Chief Executive Steve Armitage welcomes central MP Chlöe Swarbrick and Mayor Wayne Brown’s commitment to improving safety and vibrancy in Auckland’s city centre. Armitage says that “We’ve seen a positive uptick in the number...

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Queen Street is located at the heart of our city centre and plays a significant role economically, socially and culturally. There’s positive changes underway that will continue to evolve the experience of Queen Street, including the completion of the Wai...

From Andy Warhol for Bonwit Teller on 5th Avenue in New York to Judy Darragh for Mi Piaci on High Street in Auckland’s city centre, artists have a long history of creating striking window displays. Initiated as part of Art in the City and created to...

This year, our Christmas Window competition showcased the many different ways to celebrate the festive season. From traditional to contemporary, monochromatic to hyperbolic our retailers captured a festive feel that was unique to their storefronts....

Matariki Taimoana celebrates the Māori New Year with events and activations taking place along the city centre waterfront of Tāmaki Makaurau. Heart of the City is a proud presenting partner of this programme, in collaboration with Auckland...

We’re seeing confidence in the city centre as property owners and developers continue to invest in their assets through both refurbishments and new builds. There is a notable number of projects clustered in the Midtown area as momentum starts to build...

It’s all go in the heart of Auckland’s city, with data released today revealing events, new businesses, and more people are all adding up to a strong bounce back for Auckland’s city centre. Last Friday 3 March, Heart of the City’s pedestrian counts...

On Friday 3 March, Heart of the City’s pedestrian counts clocked more than 200,000 people, and yesterday, thanks to the pulling power of great events, came in a close second at 199,000.  Aside from New Year’s Eve, this is only the second time this...

Foot traffic was up more than 30% in the High Street district on Friday 24 March as Aucklanders celebrated the Korean Culture Festival. KCAKL Curator Gio Jin describes the High Street District as “the centre of K-Pop and the centre of...

Waka Kotahi called for feedback on the Waitematā Harbour Connections project. We submitted the feedback below:  Heart of the City (HOTC) is the business association for Auckland’s city centre, and we represent the interests of businesses and...

Congratulations to the city centre people, places and spaces that have received awards lately! Collectively the work they do helps to make the city centre a vibrant place to be and its wonderful to see them recognised by their peers.  Lewisham...

Safety continues to be a significant concern for people and businesses right across Auckland. Along with our colleagues from other central business associations - Newmarket Business Association, Parnell Business Association,...

Auckland city centre is the place to make memories this Christmas as it comes alive with magical and enchanting experiences for all to enjoy during late November and December.  Heart of the City and Auckland Council, along with their...

Two recently opened businesses in the heart of the city - Paname Social and Panacea – have owners who have worked and owned businesses here for years and are real champions of the city centre. On the ground floor of the refreshed HB Central Building...

A packed events calendar and people’s love for dining has delivered the strongest year-end results for Auckland's city centre in three years. CPI-adjusted figures for the year- end June 2023 show spend was 89% of year end June 2019....

Auckland’s Heart of the City will be blooming with creativity this Spring when ArtWeek in the City Centre returns with a vibrant programme of over 50 pop up exhibitions, galleries, installations, free art walks, artist talks, workshops, and more between...

Auckland’s city centre has a richly storied past and with the Heritage Festival on now, we wanted to share some of them. Heritage buildings are being given new leases of life In a nod to both style and sustainability, some of the beautiful...

We held our AGM on Monday, 30 October 2023. Executive Committee: We welcomed two new members to our Executive Committee: Edward Caughey, MD of Smith & Caughey, and Brett Sweetman, GM of the Park Hyatt Hotel.  Martin Snedden was re-...

When NeNe Chicken – a popular Korean Fried Chicken chain – opened the doors of its debut New Zealand store one Queen Street in September it caused such a commotion it made headlines. Over 1100 NeNe Chicken stores have opened around the world since its...

The city's streets, squares, lanes and spaces are bringing festive energy to the city centre this season. You’ll see The Pav, in Te Komititanga shining like a translucent festive beacon; doves and globes gracing much-loved lanes; indigenous markets...

A brief summary of our September 2023 Quarterly Insights. We’re pleased to report continued growth in the city centre during a busy three months - our results for the September 2023 quarter show more people were out and about spending more...

Restaurant Month 2022 Taking place for the twelfth time in August, over 80 restaurants in the city centre presented special $25, $40 and $55+ menus to enjoy, as well as a number of special dining events, many of which sold out fast.  Highlights...

Outlined below are some of the results from our significant campaigns and events that happen throughout the year. Each of them is designed to encourage spend, visitation and build the city centre's reputation as the best place to visit in...

Auckland Council Group, NZ Police, along with government agencies, business associations and social support services, are coming together to enhance safety in Auckland’s city centre under the collective banner ‘Together for Tāmaki Makaurau’. Their aim is...

There’s no reason to be leaving Auckland with all the events happening in the heart of the city throughout the long weekend. From the first-ever New Zealand Red Bull cliff diving competition to perennial crowd favourite The International...

So, what did the last 12 months look like for the city centre, and what happened in the last quarter? When looking at the year-end to December 2023, there are positive trends to report. There’s been more spending - up 13% on 2022 - and more people - up...

In February, the city centre came to life with Lunar New Year celebrations. One part of the festivities was our walking food tours with Lincoln's Table. We helped people discover some of our iconic Asian eats alongside hidden gems - and people loved them...

Credit Sacha Stejko This opinion piece by Viv Beck was published in the New Zealand Herald on 21 May 2024 as part of Project Auckland. Developer Mansons TCLM’s most expensive office build, on the former site of NZ Herald at 50 Albert...

Submission to Auckland Council Long Term Plan (LTP) 2024/2034 (10-Year Budget) on 28 March 2024. Read in full here.