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Tomorrow brings American Express Restaurant Month to a close for another year. We've pulled together some of the most delectable food shots and vibrant event moments in celebration of the brilliant city centre restaurants that make this event such a...

From 6 – 14 October, we’re celebrating Artweek 2018 in the city centre and encouraging Aucklanders to discover our cultural heartbeat - from galleries to art in the streets and corporate art collections. We're a longstanding major partner of...

With Auckland Heritage Festival kicking off later this month and the city going through big changes at the moment, we were inspired to talk to a few city centre businesses with a whole lot of history - over 400 years’ between them to be more exact –...

In 1934, Marbecks was opened, the Levy Building on Customs Street (home to RJB Design and Xuxu) got the art deco makeover you can still see today, around half a million people lived in Auckland and we were nearing the end of the Great Depression. 1934...

Five designs have been revealed for a new tower on the waterfront side of the Sky Tower at 65 Federal Street, in a competition run by Australian-based property developers ICD. The brief to the competing architects – local firm Warren &...

We recently held a safety meet-up for more than 40 interested businesses in the city centre. Members of the local Police Crime Prevention and Beat team gave us an overview of their role in the city centre, discussed prevention programmes such as...

Yesterday Auckland Transport confirmed that following public consultation they will be proceeding with changing Freyberg Place to a pedestrian mall – this change will take place from 15 October. We will be working with the High Street community to...

LPS is New Zealand’s largest Delivery and Transformation Services Consultancy. LPS New Zealand is a regarded innovator in project and transformation. We deliver high profile projects for New Zealand’s leading companies and organisations. LPS...

Park(ing) Day is celebrated around the world on 21 September - it's an annual event where community groups, architects and anyone else who's interested takes over on-street car parking spaces to create places for people for the day. Take a look at what's...

It’s nearly three years since early works for CRL began in the city centre, and with realistic video flythroughs of the stations being released and enabling works not too far from being complete, it’s getting easier to imagine the day (in about six years...

The eighth outing for our American Express Restaurant Month in August 2018 has been another success story for the city and for the businesses involved. Among the participating 108 restaurants, spending was up 9.7% compared to 2017’s event, to a...

Artweek takes place in the city centre from 6 - 14 October 2018. Click here for full event details. As well as the art you’ll find in the city’s streets, public spaces and galleries, there’s an incredible range of art in the boardrooms and offices of...

Artweek takes place in the city centre from 6 - 14 October 2018. Click here for full event details. This year for Artweek in the city centre, local artists are taking on some of the big issues facing Auckland with art installations in the city’s streets...

Armillary Private Capital is an independent investment bank assisting businesses and business owners to acheive their goals and ambitions. Through our range of services including managing the Crowdsphere crowd funding platform and Unlisted Securities...

To: Auckland Council Application number: CST60323353 Name of submitter: Heart of the City Inc. (‘HOTC’)   This is a submission on an application from Panuku Development Auckland on 13 April 2018 for resource consent to construct and operate...

We are a team of highly trained, exceptionally talented and experienced hairdressers who can create a exceptionally fabulous look for you.  Zero On High Haircutters has been on high street for over 20 years.  At Zero we provide all hair salon...

From delivering a marketing campaign that had 88% of Auckland respondents tell us “the city centre has a lot of diverse and exciting experiences waiting for me” to improving how construction impact on business is managed and making a financial...

Find out more about the work we're undertaking this year to support a successful city centre, from increasing awareness of access options and exploring ways to further unlock the 24/7 economy, to continuing our successful marketing programme to...

This weekend's Auckland Diwali Festival celebrations in the city centre are being complemented by our newly revamped Queen Street Lights, which will add subtle colour to the trees between Customs and Victoria Streets including Vulcan...

  Located within M Social Auckland is Beast & Butterflies, a casual all-day dining destination complete with an outdoor terrace. The tantalising menu features exotic flavours from around the world with street food influences, including...

Late Night Art last Tuesday evening brought thousands of art lovers out into the city centre's streets and galleries to celebrate our creative community. We captured some of the highlights and talked to people about their night. We'...

Founded in 2006, Borderless is an award-winning film/video-led social change company. Videos and films produced by the Borderless team are focused on promoting ethical, purposeful and innovative initiatives that create better communities...

Commercial space, residential buildings, a linear park and America's Cup bases are among the many new developments underway in the Wynyard Quarter area. See where construction is happening on the map below, with an up close look at some of the...

There’s a lot that's gone on behind the scenes to prepare for the royals’ arrival in Wynyard Quarter today, and the 10,000 spectators expected to come out to see them. As well as the meticulous plans and security measures...

In a city that’s in the midst of huge change, no area is changing more than Wynyard Quarter. From a largely industrial area dominated by wharves, marine industry and lots of car parks to a thriving neighbourhood mixing residents, international head...

Ensuring that the city centre can be serviced and maintained and that goods can be delivered is vital for its success. As the city continues to evolve and grow, the approach to loading and servicing will need to adapt, and innovation will be central...

We care about our city centre offering a safe and welcoming environment. Some of the ways we support this include CityWatch - which we co-fund with Auckland Council, this year doubling our investment to increase presence in our streets - constructive...

Work has begun in Wynyard Quarter for the bases and viewing facilities needed to host the 36th America’s Cup in 2021, with the race syndicates due to arrive in Auckland in late 2019 to start their preparations. Find out more here about who is delivering...

The city centre has a rapidly growing workforce and residential population, huge private development underway and a transformative public investment programme underway. A video released today brings together what is planned for the next ten years...

New concept images released by council for the downtown area show what the future might look like for this important part of the city.  Artist's impression - new Downtown Public Space in the Ferry Basin area between Princes and...

We’re celebrating one of the city’s special occasions and supporting this important time for business with our annual Christmas decorations and marketing campaign.  We hope to see a similarly successful Christmas season for the city centre as we...

In the lead up to Christmas, we ran a campaign in association with Auckland Transport to raise awareness of the $2 per hour parking rates in Auckland Transport’s city centre car parks (Civic, Downtown and Victoria Street) on the weekends and evenings....

Locals do most of the spending in the city centre, with people from the wider Auckland region accounting for almost two thirds of total consumer spending over the three months from July to September. Of these Aucklanders, most are from the central...