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Our insights documents help to paint a picture of how the city centre is performing using metrics like pedestrian counts, spend, accommodation forward-booking and more. Read our latest insights for the  December 2022 quarter here....

Our latest quarterly results are showing positive trends emerging for the city centre. This is good news, and the results are evident out on the streets. More people are out and about, spend is heading back towards to pre-COVID...

Information about alcohol bans in the city centre is available on the Auckland Council website. The police will issue a fine for the breach of an alcohol ban. This fine can be issued instantly without arrest, after an arrest for breaching an alcohol...

As the economic, civic and cultural heart of Auckland, it's essential that the city centre continues to recover and be known as a vibrant and safe international city.  With the election imminent, we asked party leaders for their...

As the economic, civic and cultural heart of Auckland, it's essential that the city centre continues to recover and be known as a vibrant and safe international city.  With the election imminent, we asked party leaders for their...

As the economic, civic and cultural heart of Auckland, it's essential that the city centre continues to recover and be known as a vibrant and safe international city.  With the election imminent, we asked party leaders for their...

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...

As the economic, civic and cultural heart of Auckland, it's essential that the city centre continues to recover and be known as a vibrant and safe international city.  With the election imminent, we asked party leaders for their...

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-...

AGMs are a time to take stock of what's been achieved in the reporting year. You can read our July 2022 - June 2023 Annual Highlights here. The video below provides a glimpse of the highlights, in collaboration with our many partners....

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....

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...

We promote the heart of the city centre as a destination and ensure it’s a great place to spend time. We showcase its breadth and diversity – from our wonderful public spaces to our diverse neighborhoods and businesses – through signature marketing...

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...

Auckland Transport (AT) generally does not install bollards outside businesses for building protection purposes, due to the high costs of ongoing maintenance at the expense of the public. However, where a site has experienced ram-raiding or repeated...

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...

There are all kinds of guidelines, bylaws, licences and regulations that keep the city and its businesses running safely and in a socially responsible way. Here’s a list of some of the most common ones that apply to businesses in the city centre – you...

Footpaths and Roads:  Auckland Transport is responsible for keeping our roads and footpaths in good working order and meeting the needs of the city as well as approving private construction works and events that take place on public streets....

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. 

Coffee with a Cop was launched because the city centre community Police team were keen to meet and connect with local businesses while also giving businesses the opportunity to raise any questions they might have.   

A lot is going on in the Midtown area, with several traffic changes in Victoria Street happening before Christmas and new worksites opening in 2024. This includes significant Watercare works at the intersections of Queen Street with Wellesley Street,...

The impact of the cost of living can be seen in our latest quarter’s results with reduced domestic spending contributing to an overall flat result (-0.4% vs STLY). The international spending dollar, always highly valued here, was of particular...

Auckland-based businesses with more than five staff can sign up for Fareshare, where they can subsidise a portion of their staff’s public transport costs for commuting to and from work using Auckland Transport (AT) services. Staff with  Fareshare...

Auckland’s Restaurant Month will be served 1 – 31 August 2024 Get ready to discover a world of flavours with the return of Restaurant Month, where every day in August is a celebration of Auckland city centre’s culinary scene. Restaurant Month provides...