City Centre

Our city centre has the potential to become one of the most loved and beautiful harbour cities in the world. It is the heart of our city and region. Its success is crucial to the success of Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa New Zealand.

We are constantly working to make it the best it can be.

Eke Panuku is the lead agency in the city centre, meaning we work with other parts of council - Auckland Transport, Auckland Council, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Watercare - and other partners to coordinate our efforts and champion the needs of the city centre and its people.

Eke Panuku also has a role leading significant projects ourselves as part of the city centre's regeneration.

Improving the experience of the city centre

The experience people have in the city centre plays an enormous role in their decision to work, live, visit or invest here. We need to get the basics right so people have a better experience of the city centre and what it can offer. This includes improving safety, making it easier to get around and do business here, and making the most of our existing attractions.

Realising the full benefits of the City Rail Link

The City Rail Link is reshaping the city centre, and our focus over the next three years will be to ensure the city centre is in a position to take full advantage of the project’s enormous benefits.

Supporting residential growth in the city centre

The benefits of a larger residential population in the city centre are well understood, and a lot of our work is directed towards lifting population numbers. In the immediate future, we will focus on supporting existing residents, as well as ensuring we have a clear plan to support residential growth in the medium to longer term.

Increasing climate resilience

Recent severe weather has driven home the urgency of making the city centre more resilient to climate change. Our focus will be on enhancing flood resilience, increasing tree cover and reducing emissions through increasing the appeal of public transport, cycling and walking over private cars.

Given Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland city centre’s importance, to both the region and the country as a whole, its regeneration is guided by several strategic plans.

These plans include:

The City Centre Masterplan

The City Centre Action Plan