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The major community family event that is the Farmers Santa Parade returns to the streets of the city centre. See the Auckland Transport website for details about road closures for this and other events.   

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...

It’s that time of the year again – decorations are going up in the city centre for the festive season. The installation of the big Santa on the corner of Queen Street and Victoria Street West begins next week, thanks to the generosity of...

Our city centre’s creative heart is home to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland Central City Library, Aotea Square, Auckland Town Hall, Aotea Centre and the Civic Theatre. It also boasts a number of private dealer galleries, theatres and cinemas...

The area west of Queen Street is anchored with hospitality and entertainment in the Federal Street and Elliott/Darby Street areas. Further north, there’s a diverse business mix including technology and education along with the High Court and supporting...

The High Street District has an eclectic mix of independent fashion boutiques, mainstream brands, gifts and homewares, restaurants, bars, creative and professional businesses and residential apartments. The streets and lanes in the area are intimately...

The Viaduct and Waterfront precinct connects Wynyard Quarter in the west to the city centre. Made up of a number of quays, wharves, bridges and berthing areas on the edge of the Waitematā Harbour, this reclaimed land offers distinctive high quality...

The historic warehouse and industrial area of Auckland's city centre is bounded by Hobson, Fanshawe and Union Streets and the motorway, and includes the beautiful Victoria Park. The quarter now offers a compelling mix of historic buildings and commercial...

New pictures have come out of City Rail Link HQ showing what the new public square at the bottom of Queen Street will look like when it opens in a few years' time. If you look closely, you’ll see the designs tell stories about Mana Whenua and...

Construction for the City Rail Link (CRL) enters its next major stage in March. This means some significant changes for access around this area of the city, which you can find out about below, and work to keep the city moving over this...

COOKE'S restaurant takes its name from the old restaurant & tearoom it was once home to circa 1930’s. Now a modern & elegant dining room & bar, it features casual all-day dining with shared style plates. The new restaurant &...

AGI is established as one of the leading Institutions offering Diploma in Healthcare and IT Programmes. Our passion for excellence in education ensures that students get a lively, ground-breaking and motivating learning environment. Our career focused...

New Zealand New K Media Group, whose headquarter is Nan Hai Culture & Media in Australia, is establishing to be the most influential Chinese language multi-platform media group, and the host of high-end Chinese cultural exchange projects in New...

PKF Corporate Recovery & Insolvency is an insolvency firm that provides specialist advice in respect of corporate recovery and related insolvency issues. We specialise in: receiverships, liquidations, voluntary administrations, creditor compromises,...

The Victoria Street Cycleway will be a separated cycleway along each side of Victoria Street West, from Beaumont Street to Nelson Street, connecting Ponsonby to the city centre. The area will also be made safer for people walking.  Auckland...

"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...