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Heart of the City is pleased that finally an announcement has been made about a Hardship Fund to support people seriously impacted by CRL construction but will be watching to ensure the support is fair and fast. “We are disappointed this has taken so...

It’s that time of the year again – decorations are going up in the city centre for the festive season. The installation of the big Santa on the corner of Queen Street and Victoria Street West begins next week, thanks to the generosity of...

New pictures have come out of City Rail Link HQ showing what the new public square at the bottom of Queen Street will look like when it opens in a few years' time. If you look closely, you’ll see the designs tell stories about Mana Whenua and...

Construction for the City Rail Link (CRL) enters its next major stage in March. This means some significant changes for access around this area of the city, which you can find out about below, and work to keep the city moving over this...

COOKE'S restaurant takes its name from the old restaurant & tearoom it was once home to circa 1930’s. Now a modern & elegant dining room & bar, it features casual all-day dining with shared style plates. The new restaurant &...

AGI is established as one of the leading Institutions offering Diploma in Healthcare and IT Programmes. Our passion for excellence in education ensures that students get a lively, ground-breaking and motivating learning environment. Our career focused...

New Zealand New K Media Group, whose headquarter is Nan Hai Culture & Media in Australia, is establishing to be the most influential Chinese language multi-platform media group, and the host of high-end Chinese cultural exchange projects in New...

PKF Corporate Recovery & Insolvency is an insolvency firm that provides specialist advice in respect of corporate recovery and related insolvency issues. We specialise in: receiverships, liquidations, voluntary administrations, creditor compromises,...

The Victoria Street Cycleway will be a separated cycleway along each side of Victoria Street West, from Beaumont Street to Nelson Street, connecting Ponsonby to the city centre. The area will also be made safer for people walking.  Auckland...

"The latest announcement from Government about support for business misses the mark on one of the biggest issues that have been raised with us during the lock down. It is not what we were expecting and it will likely have a detrimental effect on Auckland...

From barista coffee to curries, Korean fried chicken to fresh patisserie, vegan burgers to lavish heat and eat banquets, the heart of the city’s diverse food offering is back next week for customers hanging out for anything other than another home cooked...

Early figures show that Auckland city centre sales doubled in the first week of Level 3 but still account for only a small percentage of a standard trading week, which at this time of year would typically see spending of about $27m. Heart of the City...

To thrive in this rapidly changing business environment it is important to share experiences and creatively problem solve with others. To help you do this, Auckland Emergency Management (the agency tasked with helping Aucklanders be prepared in times of...

Changing Lanes is a collaborative project funded by Heart of the City and facilitated by Artweek Auckland. A number of Auckland city centre spaces will be transformed by artist activations during Artweek Auckland 2020. The project aims to help create...

The city centre is primed to show Aucklanders a good time this Queens Birthday long weekend as they make the most of the last public holiday until spring. After over two months without live concerts or stand-up comedy, Auckland venues are reopening with...

Street Guardians is back up and running, in partnership with the Auckland City Mission, providing a weekly opportunity for members of the city centre street community to get involved in meaningful work at local community organisations, building ...

Just before lockdown, we visited High Street to check out the new footpath extensions and talk to people from local businesses about why they love their neighbourhood. See what Chloe Blades from Unity Books, Tommy Tung from Alchemy Projects and Beau...

We're encouraging Aucklanders to rediscover all of the reasons to visit the city with a video campaign running across Facebook, Instagram, TVNZ, YouTube, nzherald.co.nz and more.  The city centre experiences profiled by the campaign include...

Introduction Heart of the City is the business association for Auckland’s city centre. We represent the interests of businesses and property owners in the city centre. Key points of our submission This is a time for effective economic stimulus, not...

As part of the wider Albert Street enhancement, a new footpath and roadway is being constructed at the Customs and Albert Street intersection. To enable this, diversions for pedestrians will be in place and traffic are now reduced to one lane...