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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...

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'...

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...

Auckland city centre's night time economy is valued at about $450m a year and it's got significant potential to grow further. We've started exploring how best to support this growth by commissioning some research and meeting with industry...

We'd like to invite city centre businesses, property owners (and people who work for them) to join us for two sessions in conversation with the people behind major projects planned to shape our future city. The public projects about to...

Thursday 20 December – event 5 – 9pm, closure 3.30 – 9.30pm We'd like to support businesses participating in Late Night Christmas on Thursday 20 December by opening up High Street to people for the night, with a proposed closure to High Street for...

At the beginning of October, we set out on a pilot programme in response to businesses wanting to see begging addressed in our city centre.Over six weeks, more than 35 members of the city centre street community got involved in a...

Council are moving towards greater pedestrianisation in the Queen Street area with a decision to revise the City Centre Master Plan and a new concept called Access for Everyone.  Whilst the idea for more people friendly spaces is nothing...

Submission to the Proposed changes to the Public Nuisance and Safety Bylaw 2013 Introduction: Heart of the City is the business association for the city centre, which includes more than 4000 commercially rated properties and 12,000+ businesses. We are...

Just over a year ago, we’d never heard of Onzo or Lime. If you wanted to do a short hop between meetings or shops in the city centre, you’d have to grab an Uber, the Link bus or walk. In the past 12 months we’ve seen huge change in how people get around...

This piece by our CEO Viv Beck was published in the NZ Herald's Project Auckland special on 14 December 2018. This time last year, I wrote a Christmas wish list to address the perennial issue of Auckland's big decisions going round and round — an...

Fashion will be at the fore in the city centre when NZ Fashion Week returns to the Town Hall at the end of August, almost two decades after its debut there.  Aotea Quarter will be abuzz with the well dressed attendees of the four-day trade show and...

From 12 - 20 October, we’re celebrating Artweek 2019 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...

Not only are SkyCity's hotel commissionaires looking a million dollars in their new summer uniforms by FRENCH83, they're a great illustration of one of our favourite things - neighbouring businesses choosing to work with each other. FRENCH83 and SkyCity...

On Sunday 17 November, thousands of curious Aucklanders were allowed behind the construction hoardings to explore the first completed section of the City Rail Link tunnel.  Members of the public went below ground at Britomart Station before...

"Late Night Christmas" returns to the heart of Auckland city – Thursday 19 December, 5-8pm Auckland’s city centre is pulling out all the stops for last-minute Christmas shoppers wanting to turn gift buying into an enjoyable, festive evening out at Heart...

You may have met some of the CityWatch team who are here to support a safe and inviting city centre environment by ensuring compliance with Auckland Council bylaws in public places. This includes dealing with nuisance activities including obstructive or...

Contact lenses being turned into park benches, oyster shells from Viaduct long lunches enriching composted food waste and endlessly refillable salon hair products are just a few great recent examples we’ve seen lately where city centre businesses are...

High Street is bursting with flowers, strawberries, kawa kawa and mint. For the Love of Bees have planted these, along with a range of other edible and medicinal plants, as part of a trial to improve the High Street environment for pedestrians and...

Our free Christmas street festival is back on Thursday 19 December. Late Night Christmas encourages people to spend time and shop in the city in the run up to Christmas, with over 150 stores open late for gift shopping and more than 90 street...

From 29 December to 2 January (with 5 January as contingency), AT will be resurfacing parts of the road on Queen Street between Wellesley Street to Mayoral Drive and on Wellesley Street between Lorne Street and Queen Street.  Business and...

This New Year’s Eve, some roads in the city centre will be closed (and some will have managed access) between 10pm on 31 December and 2am on 1 January 2020 for the safety of those who will celebrate the turn of the decade in the heart of the city....

Shut the Front Door has recently opened on High Street in Auckland's city centre, adding to the depth of quality homewares and gift retail in the High Street District. We caught up with Anna Dale - who's both the Buyer for Home, Kids and Eco ranges...

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...