Couple sitting on bean bags with city in the background (credit: ATEED / Chris McLennan)

Record numbers of visitors make Auckland’s peak summer season the hottest yet

Storms came and went, but it was a long, scorching summer for Auckland as far as tourism goes, with a record number of more than 1.15 million arrivals during the year’s peak season (Dec-March), and a record spend of $3.13 billion. The mercury rose steeply on visitation from the United States (up 28...

Government’s re-affirmed screen industry support great news for Auckland’s thriving sector

Government’s re-affirmed screen industry support great news for Auckland’s thriving sector

Auckland’s screen production industry is booming, and today’s announcement by the Government of a $305 million, four-year commitment to the national industry will help to ensure that Auckland remains a sought-after destination for international and domestic producers.  Ministers Simon Bridges and...

JK to show pride of Auckland to Lions fans

JK to show pride of Auckland to Lions fans

Rugby legend, mental health campaigner and proud Aucklander Sir John Kirwan is schooling up British and Irish Lions fans, and even Auckland locals, on the diverse experiences the region offers in a series of new campaigns. In the first video released today, Sir John Kirwan highlights the vast...

Campervanners

Alexandra the great new option for Lions campervanners

Auckland’s ability to host an army of camper van-driving British and Irish Lions rugby fans at temporary campgrounds next month has just been boosted with at least 200 new sites now available at the region’s famed trotting venue Alexandra Park. The new self-contained campervan sites announced today...

Dig My Idea

DIGMYIDEA Māori Innovation Challenge finalists announced

A group of budding Māori digital entrepreneurs have been selected as finalists in the DIGMYIDEA Māori Innovation Challenge which aims to stimulate interest and involvement of Māori in New Zealand’s innovation ecosystem. Ten ideas – submitted either by individuals or teams of up to five people –...

Rosa Vaili got a gob at Sudima

JobFest opens today with a focus on young Māori and Pacific Island Aucklanders

A record 1,250 jobs are available for young Aucklanders at today’s JobFest event (Wednesday 3 May) – New Zealand’s largest youth employment event – which has a particular focus on young Māori and Pacific Island jobseekers. Around 75 businesses are attending JobFest at the Manukau Vodafone Events...

World Masters Games Auckland volunteers

Help make Auckland events world-renowned

Volunteers needed for Auckland’s international and home-grown events. The search is on for volunteers to help make Auckland’s calendar of major events major successes, with more than 150 people needed to be city ambassadors for the 34,500 visitors expected here for the DHL New Zealand Lions Series...

Australian softball master dives into Auckland after remarkable weight loss journey

Australian softball master dives into Auckland after remarkable weight loss journey

An Australian softballer, who lost 80 kilograms on her journey to get to the World Masters Games 2017, has managed to tick off the last remaining item on her bucket list - skydiving in Auckland. Jude Turton, a mum-of-three from Perth, created a bucket list after a pre-cancerous growth was found...

World leading sports performance innovations on show at Auckland forum

World leading sports performance innovations on show at Auckland forum

Auckland is showcasing its world leading sport performance innovation sector today at the Sport Performance Innovation Forum, where a proposal to create a New Zealand Human Performance Innovation Centre have been announced. Leading international sport performance experts, researchers, and...

Auckland is in business talks with one of the largest Japanese delegations to visit New Zealand

Auckland is in business talks with one of the largest Japanese delegations to visit New Zealand

A high-level delegation of Japanese business leaders provides a golden opportunity for Auckland and its ambitious businesses to forge closer economic ties with a major trading partner. The 120-strong delegation from the Kansai Economic Federation is visiting Auckland from April 27 to May 1 to...