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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...

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'...

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...

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...

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...

The ASB Classic brings a number of tennis-loving visitors and the international sports media spotlight to Auckland each January. ASB Women’s Event: 31st Dec 2018 – 6th January 2019 ASB Classic Men’s event: 7th – 12th January 2019 ASB Classic....

New Year's Eve brings a number of events, public fireworks displays and parties to Auckland's city centre. For more information about where Auckland's celebrating, go to our event page at heartofthecity.co.nz. Wondergarden New Year's Eve...

Auckland celebrates its anniversary with a number of events along the edge of the Waitemata Harbour along with other highlights. St Jerome’s Laneway Festival 28 January  Albert Park, Princes Street and Alfred Street Ports of Auckland Seeport...

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...

The consulate provides consular services to Latvians in the upper North Island

What's special about Mojo is, along with the coffee they've became famous for, they also have a consistent dedication to providing the hungry with healthy, fresh and absolutely delicious food made from the best ingredients. This...

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...

BIG little city is proud to announce that we are bringing free heritage walks during the Auckland Heritage Festival in partnership with Auckland City Walks. An entertaining discovery experience exploring the city centre's heritage and culture....