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Te Wheke-a-Muturangi floats on Tāmaki Makaurau waters for first time
Celebrated artwork signals a packed season of the arts in city centre.
NZ Music Month takes to the streets
Music and the arts continue to be a beacon of light in the regeneration of Auckland’s midtown, and that leading role is ever-present this NZ Music Month across the city centre.
Opera in the Strand returns to Strand Arcade
It’s New Zealand Music Month in May and people will flood into midtown’s streets, lanes and public spaces, further cementing our place in the world as a UNESCO City of Music.
Midtown street party unveils hidden art gems
April’s midtown street party on Thursday 17 April is packed full of art, music, food, live painting and stories. It will also celebrate street culture now, and from decades past.
Northcote: a shining example of smart growth
Inside a decade, Northcote has become a residential community that exemplifies smart growth, in line with Auckland Council’s long-term vision for Tāmaki Makaurau.
Sisters, aunties, daughters and mothers to celebrate Myers Park
Bring your daughters, mothers, aunties and female friends!
Federal Street - unique lights illuminate artwork to create outdoor gallery experience
A once reflective, quiet urban backyard, used mainly by the residents of upper Federal Street, has become a living art experience.
Avondale’s new community hub gets set to connect
Great progress is underway in the preparations to build Te Hono – the new Avondale library, community hub, and upgraded town square.
People of Midtown
Strand Arcade opens an elegant new food and beverage chapter
Heritage architects describe Strand Arcade as one of the grandest surviving shopping arcades in New Zealand.
A night at the theatre, from one century to another
When the much-adored St James Theatre opens again, it will open to a city centre re-designed and responsive to changing times, a century after the theatre’s 1927 opening.
Multi-sensory artwork Waimahara brings Auckland Pride Festival to a reflective close
On Saturday 1 March the 2025 Auckland Pride Festival will conclude, completing the city’s month-long celebrations in a thoughtful, restful and reflective way.
Watercare cements foundation for Wellsford Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades
Watercare has finished cementing the concrete foundations and plinths to support the state-of-the-art upgrades at the Wellsford Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Southern half of Watercare’s $1.6b Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel goes live
Watercare’s Central Interceptor project has passed an historic milestone with the southern half of the 16.2 kilometre tunnel going live.
Pump station now installed in Judges Bay wastewater upgrade
With the new underground wastewater pump station now in place, Watercare is making significant progress towards lifting the long term Safeswim black pin status at Judges Bay.
Watercare gets to work on first permanent non-potable water tanker filling station in Māngere
Watercare is laying the groundwork for its first permanent non-potable tanker filling station in Māngere.
Rain drain: Northcote’s new stormwater infrastructure tested to the max
The record-breaking downpour in Auckland tested Northcote’s new stormwater infrastructure to the max.
