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Auckland Council Annual Plan Submission
NewsIssue date: 3 May 2017... steps are required in the interim. Auckland Cycle Network Completion of the Auckland Cycle Network. The completion of the Auckland cycling network will provide ... Grey Lynn, City Centre and Parnell/Newmarket) prior to the completion of the Central Interceptor and the Waterfront ...
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Significant Changes Proposed for City Centre Parking
NewsIssue date: 7 Jun 2012A new way of managing on street parking in the City Centre has been proposed, and we’d like to know what HOTCity Members think of it. We all know that the perception of cost and availability of parking in the City Centre is one of the biggest issues for...
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The next ten years for the city centre
NewsIssue date: 2 Nov 2018The 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...
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Cheap & Cheerful Eats campaign returns in May - who can participate and how to get involved
NewsIssue date: 16 Feb 20221 - 31 May 2022 Applications are now closed. After a successful first year in 2021, we’re bringing back our ‘Cheap & Cheerful Eats’ campaign. This will showcase appealing food and drink offers from city centre cafés, bars and restaurants....
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Alcohol in the City
NewsIssue date: 28 May 2012There has been a lot of media coverage recently about the CBD and alcohol related issues. As a 24/7 destination, it’s important for the City Centre to strike a balance in being able to offer an exciting and vital night-time experience, but equally one...
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Street performers bring festive spirit to Auckland’s city centre for late night Christmas shopping event
NewsIssue date: 4 Dec 2019"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...
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Businesses need rent relief now
NewsIssue date: 15 Apr 2020"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...
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Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan & Draft Annual Plan
NewsIssue date: 4 Feb 2014... Key priorities identified for 2014/2015 include: The completion of key public space upgrades including Federal ...
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Mayoral Proposal for Auckland's ten-year budget 2018 - 2028
NewsIssue date: 4 Dec 2017As part of the process to adopt Auckland's new Long Term Plan, council's ten-year budget for 2018 - 2028, last week Phil Goff released his Mayoral Proposal, which outlines his priority areas for the budget. What are the key features of...
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Wellesley Street & Victoria Street intersection closure switch
NewsIssue date: 11 Nov 2020Link Alliance has confirmed that an intersection closure switch will take place in June 2021 to allow construction to continue for Aotea Station. The switch will involve reopening Wellesley Street West, and then temporarily closing the Victoria...
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Hybrid working and the future of work
NewsIssue date: 17 Aug 2022Acknowledging that hybrid working is here to stay, there’s heightened awareness of the benefit of time in the office to support better collaboration and connections with colleagues and office leaders. This is also part of a wider conversation – and...
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Recent campaign results Dec 2021 - July 2022
NewsIssue date: 9 Nov 2022Outlined 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...
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Viv Beck: Transformation, growth with a tale of intermingling halves
NewsIssue date: 25 Mar 2024... street hammered by construction for years. Months out from completion, this building is fully tenanted with Spark and ... the chance to experience new things as they neared completion. Ironically, construction on Quay St scuppered the ...
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December 2024 Quarterly Insights
NewsIssue date: 20 Feb 2025... Spark and Milford Asset Management and earmarked the completion of Manson TCLM’s Fifty Albert Street as having ... of the City Rail Link: “As [the] project draws closer to completion, some office assets around train stations are ...
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Submission to Regional Land Transport Plan, 2021-2031
NewsIssue date: 30 Apr 2021... Walking and Cycling Programme, Phase 2 Subject to the completion of a successful and agreed business case , HOTC ... need to get stock. Access for everyone : Subject to the completion of a successful and agreed business case, HOTC ... this work should not be contingent on the successful completion of A4E. b) Climate Change and the environment HOTC ...
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Submission on America's Cup Resource Consent Application by Panuku Development Auckland
NewsIssue date: 14 Mar 2018To: Auckland Council Application Number: BUN60313877 Name of Submitter: Heart of the City Inc (“HOTC”) Submitter Details: Name Viv Beck, Chief Executive on behalf of Heart of the City Inc. Physical address Level 5, QVE Building, 125 Queen...
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Royals, bikes and the businesses working to keep Wynyard Quarter moving
NewsIssue date: 30 Oct 2018There’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...
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The electric powered, sharing economy access revolution: a year of change
NewsIssue date: 18 Dec 2018Just 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...
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Built to Last: Crane Brothers Takes the Long View
NewsIssue date: 16 Apr 2026For more than 25 years, Crane Brothers has helped shape the look of modern New Zealand menswear. Renowned for its contemporary tailoring and meticulous craftsmanship, the bespoke brand was founded in 1999 by Murray Crane, before opening its flagship...
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Restaurant Month 2025: Celebrating 15 years of dishing up the unexpected
NewsIssue date: 1 Jul 2025Enjoy a feast of city-only experiences, global flavours and unmissable dining in the heart of the city. This August marks a major milestone as the iconic Heart of the City Auckland Restaurant Month returns to the city for its 15th year -...
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Peter Peryer: Other (Portraits 1975-2011), Te Ata tu: the new light, and Assume Nothing
Event(Gus Fisher Gallery, Fine Arts) 4 May 2012 to 23 June 2012 Opening event: Friday 4 May, 5.30pm Peter Peryer: Other (Portraits 1975-2011 This exhibition highlights the intermittent periods of portrait photography that Peter Peryer has completed....
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Fort Street Road Closures
NewsIssue date: 18 Jan 2010To assist us with the design and construction of the Fort Street area upgrade, we wish to advise that Dominion Constructors will be undertaking site investigations between 16 January and 2 February 2010. The works include the excavation of a number of...
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Downtown Framework
NewsIssue date: 12 Sep 2014There has been quite a bit of public buzz around the Downtown Framework that was presented to Council recently. The report provides a range of options for the downtown area that includes 12 major pieces of work including QE2 Square, Quay St and the...
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New hotel announcements in response to demand
NewsIssue date: 6 Aug 2018... InterContinental Auckland at One Queen Street - expected completion 2022 1 Queen Street (at corner of Quay Street) - ...
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Thrilling results from mentoring
NewsIssue date: 11 Aug 2021Like the rest of New Zealand, Sonja Painter could never have foreseen the impact of Covid and the dramatic drop in tourists seeking the adrenaline-fuelled attractions of her business, Thrillzone. With three locations in Auckland’s city centre, Takapuna...
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Office interiors designed to attract great talent into the city centre
NewsIssue date: 23 Feb 2022... street with new commercial buildings at various stages of completion. But what’s going on inside? We’re seeing new ...
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Heart of the City Christmas Window Competition Ts and Cs
PageBy entering this competition, you are confirming that you own or represent the business to which the entry relates and that you accept these terms and conditions on behalf of the named business. Heart of the City may cancel or vary the competition at any...
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Positive changes continue to evolve the experience of Queen Street
NewsIssue date: 16 Nov 2022... to evolve the experience of Queen Street, including the completion of the Wai Horotiu Queen Street works , upcoming ...
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December 2025 Quarterly Results
NewsIssue date: 11 Mar 2026... relocating and new office stock being completed. The completion of 30 Daldy Street was cited as one example, with ...
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HOTC submission on the Long Term Plan
NewsIssue date: 11 Mar 2015Summary of our Submission: Business Property Rates: We support the ongoing rates equalisation policy and the proposed gradual reduction of business property rates as proposed. City Centre Targeted Rate: We support the ongoing collection of the City...
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We're lighting up Queen Street
NewsIssue date: 14 Jul 2018Our CEO Viv talks about the lights and our plan to evolve the city centre night time experience. Queen Street is a premier location in Auckland’s city centre and we’re about to enhance its vibrancy and link it up with other feature lighting to add...
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What's going on in the city centre's most innovative precinct
NewsIssue date: 25 Oct 2018In 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...
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Composting oyster shells and recycling contact lenses
NewsIssue date: 5 Dec 2019Contact 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...
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City centre heritage stories
NewsIssue date: 27 Sep 2023Auckland’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...
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September Quarterly Insights: A mixed bag, with foot traffic up, spend down and business confidence boost
NewsIssue date: 14 Nov 2024... of our significant infrastructure projects are nearing completion and tourism numbers are projected to increase. ...
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Your Port, Your Call
NewsIssue date: 26 Jan 2012Ports of Auckland plans to add the equivalent of 16 Eden Park #1 fields to its container wharves – and most of the new space juts out in to the Waitemata harbour. A publicity campaign titled "Your Port, Your Call” is urging Aucklanders to find out more...