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The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards are back for 2010. Recognising outstanding achievements by New Zealand musicians, the ceremony will be held on October 7th at Vector Arena. Heart of the City has a double pass to the awards to give...

 Higher sound levels are required for some big screen events to ensure that those attending can clearly hear sports commentary, a speech or film dialogue throughout the main audience area of the square. Currently the council’s central area district...

Each year at its AGM the Heart of the City membership has the opportunity to elect a new Board. The powers of this Board are contained within part 13 (page 10) of our constitution and are primarily concerned with the...

Heart of the City's consumer website http://www.biglittlecity.co.nz/ has been receiving over 60,000 visits a month since June 2010 as we are in market with the BIG little city advertising campaign. It is a great tool for providing information on...

From June 29 2011, the central CBD businesses and residents will again be hand-delivered a promotional pack containing specially printed rubbish and recycling bags and information on all you need to know about rubbish in the inner CBD.  The...

No hazardous materials, garden waste or liquids should be put into the rubbish bags. Your rubbish will not be collected if it's put out at the wrong time with the wrong contents such as hazardous materials, garden waste or liquidsYour...

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.

Classic Hits are going to find the BIGGEST and BEST spender in Auckland's BIG little city and give them a chance to spend $1000 every hour, for 10 hours just in time for Christmas Day. All that is needed to enter the promotion is to shop anywhere in...

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...

Auckland Transport is proposing significant changes to bus services around the Auckland CBD and surrounding suburbs to make them quicker and easier to use by improving the frequency, reliability, comfort and connectivity of the services. Key changes...

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...

The Auckland Plan will be a broad based, 30 year strategy for Auckland, will support the Mayor’s vision of making Auckland the world's most liveable city. It will identify how parts of Auckland will develop and when this might occur, along with guiding...

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...

In partnership with the Sustainable Business Network, Heart of the City is giving 4 businesses in the CBD the opportunity to participate in the Sustainable Business Network's Get Sustainable Challenge. The Get Sustainable Challenge will let you gain a...

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...