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At Auckland Council we’re creating beautiful spaces in our uniquely Tāmaki Makaurau city centre, woven with cultural expression. We’re also bringing FREE performances, light installations, music and many other activations to add energy and delight to our spaces.

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Heritage 20 Nov 2019

Uncharted train tracks uncovered on Quay Street

During excavations as part of the Quay Street enhancement, train tracks dating back to the early 1900s have been uncovered.

Ellen Melville Centre 14 Nov 2019

Ellen Melville Centre and Freyberg Place win NZ Architecture Award

The project to upgrade Ellen Melville Centre and Freyberg Place has won the Planning and Urban Design category in the 2019 New Zealand Architecture Awards.

City Centre Waterfront 11 Nov 2019

New home for Griffiths Garden glasshouse and shed

Aucklanders who have plots at the Daldy Street Community Garden will now have somewhere to store their tools and grow seeds with the arrival of a shed and glasshouse from the former Griffiths Garden site.

City Centre Waterfront 22 Oct 2019

More feet for High Street

A trial to create a safer and more vibrant High Street for everyone has begun today.

City Centre Waterfront 18 Oct 2019

More green in the Karangahape Road rainbow

The transformation of Karangahape Road is well underway, bringing additional trees and vegetation, shade, shelter and a natural stormwater filtration system to the area.

City Centre Waterfront 14 Oct 2019

Have your say on Access for Everyone proposal

Heart of the City is encouraging more people to have their say on Auckland Council’s pedestrian-friendly vision for the city centre.

City Centre Waterfront 11 Oct 2019

Mechanical muscle for Ferry Basin Redevelopment

Auckland’s Downtown Waterfront programme is now in full swing with a new 'jack-up barge' heavy with lifting on Quay Street.

City Centre Waterfront 1 Oct 2019

Auckland Design Champion to leave council

Auckland Council’s General Manager of the Auckland Design Office, Ludo Campbell-Reid, has resigned from his role and will depart on Friday, 4 October.