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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...

To help businesses start preparing for the biggest events Auckland has ever hosted, the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Auckland 2011 have designed a free online toolkit called Match Ready. The Match Ready Toolkit provides essential information to ensure...

Road re-surfacing work on Queen Street, between Mayoral Drive and Karangahape Road, will take place, weather permitting, from 7pm until 11pm on Friday 29 April, and from 7am until 2am on Saturday 30 April. Businesses will still be open during the re-...

Heart of the City wants to ensure that our CBD businesses get the best exposure to the 80,000+ visitors expected over the RWC period. We are developing an Insider’s Guide that will encourage visitors to explore all areas of the CBD, and to find hidden...

The Westpac Auckland Central Business Awards celebrate industry leaders, so if you are a CBD business achieving great results then why not enter your business to the awards to celebrate your successes. It doesn't matter what industry you are from or...

What is Conscious Consumers?The Conscious Consumers is a cafe project where member cafes are awarded badges (9 available) for demonstrating a commitment to environmentally and socially conscious business practices. The programme is set to...

Parking in the City has just got cheaper.Auckland Transport and Heart of the City have collaborated to trial a special $2.50 per hour, off-peak parking promotion to assist with encouraging visits to the CBD up until Christmas.The offer Special...

Here’s a great way of getting your instore visual merchandising themed for RWC. NZ2011 have made bunting available for businesses to purchase. In 10m lengths, each length features 49 flags, compromising 2 sets of RWC national flags and the 2011 Fern Leaf...

Street ThemingThe city centre will be RWC themed with many of the major streets flying banners from the light poles, and cross street banners. The walking route from Britomart, up Queen Street to Aotea and through Myers Park will also be also be themed....

Auckland’s BIG little City is our consumer marketing campaign. It aims to drive awareness and increased visitation to the CBD, and focuses on the huge range of entertainment, nightlight, dining , shopping and attractions that exist within our vibrant...

We are pleased to announce that our Insiders Guide is now available for downloading in ebook, ipad, iphone and android formatting here...From late August the guide will be distributed as a hard copy booklet via buses, hotels, rental cars, i-SITES and key...

We have partnered with Auckland Transport to provide a free inner city bus service that will make it easy for people to get around the central city, and to our great city businesses. The new City LINK bus service,  is a high frequency bus linking...

As part of this year’s BIG little City campaign we have a promotion called 48 Hour City whereby CBD events, attractions, hospitality and retail businesses are invited to promote themselves for free with feature offers to encourage visitation into...

The Waitemata Local Board, who represent the CBD Community, and are responsible for a wide range of activities, are asking people to provide comment on their Draft Local Board Plan by 8 August 2011. Local boards form a key part of Auckland Council's...

There are a number of streets in the CBD that will be closed to accommodate the filming on Sunday 31 July and Tuesday 2 August. Traffic management will be in place, and all directly affected businesses have been consulted with by the production company...

The official opening night of the Rugby World Cup is almost here and Friday 9 September is going to be the biggest party Auckland has ever seen. The Heart of the City office is planning on staying in the CBD and enjoying the celebrations...

The official opening night of the Rugby World Cup is quickly approaching and Friday 9 September is going to be the biggest party Auckland has ever seen. The Heart of the Cityoffice is planning on staying in the CBD and enjoying the celebrations...