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  • Meantime

    A new place to find what’s on in Tāmaki Makaurau and bring your own ideas to life

    Maketime is what we’re calling our series of workshops where ideas come to life. We’ve already got three planned this year and ‘Move It’ is the theme for the first one.

    This one's all about movement - physical, creative or social. Think sport, dance, wellness, activism, theatre or anything that gets people moving and connecting IRL.

  • City Centre Community Network

    Every fourth Thursday of the month, 12pm - 1.30pm, Ellen Melville Centre

    Join a community meeting. We meet monthly at the Ellen Melville Centre to discuss a range of topics and connect our city centre community.

  • Help shape High Street's future

    Auckland Council is exploring three design ideas for High Street’s future, shaped by what we heard from the community in 2024 - and we want to know what they mean for you.

    Each idea:

    - responds to the community aspirations - what we’ve heard from businesses, residents and visitors to High Street

    - reflects different ways the street could support how people live, move, shop, dine and connect

    - presents a different level of change – from a lighter upgrade to a larger transformation 

    - varies in cost and approach to construction


  • Take 10 Auckland

    Every Friday and Saturday, 10:00pm to 3:00a, from 10 July to 19 September

    Outside Ellen Melville Centre

    We are so excited to be expanding into Auckland with a 10 week pilot supported by Auckland Council, starting on the 18th of July.

    In Auckland, Take10 will be providing the same great services that make it such a relied upon safe-zone in Central Wellington, games, phone charging, water, transport advice, first-aid medical support, friendly trained volunteers who love to kōrero with anyone who visits, and acting as a safe spot for people to relax, take a break or come to if they are lost or become separated from the people they are with.

    We’ll be set up outside Ellen Melville Centre, every weekend over the 10-week pilot from 10:00pm to 3:00am, Friday and Saturday night.

    Taking our mahi into a new city and being able to meet, and support a whole new group of people is something we are so looking forward too.

    If you are on a night out drop by and say Kia ora, we would love to meet you!

    What makes us different?

    Preventative – we catch people before they become victims by stopping them from becoming isolated and helping to reconnect people

    Approach-able – people are often more willing to come to us than the police or emergency services

    Safe – we give people a safe place to go - where they can charge their phones, take a break, sober up, have a chat, get medical support, and get help to get home safely.

  • 2025 Canon Oceania Grants

    In the spirit of our guiding philosophy of Kyosei – living and working together for the common good – over the last 19 years, Canon Oceania has supported over 120 schools, not-for- profits and community groups with over $600,000 in monetary and product support.

    This year, the Canon Oceania Grants Program returns to support four more worthy organisations to further their impact. Our 2025 Grants program is now open and closes midnight Sunday 27 July.

  • Vertical Voice

    A community newsletter for apartment dwellers

    The Vertical Voice is one of the best and most readable sources of local information for apartment dwellers. Sent out monthly by email, it is free and easy to receive. ​Written by local Antony Phillips, the Vertical Voice seeks to help build neighbourhood and community in the City Centre, by raising the profile of information, local events and other opportunities, relevant to those of us living in apartments locally. ​

    Subscribe now to receive monthly news.

  • The Happening

    An e-newsletter with city centre updates

    Auckland City Centre Residents Group Ngā Kainoho o Te Pokapū o Tāmiki (CCRG) is a volunteer, non-profit, registered incorporated society with the purpose to represent – as a policy lobbying & stakeholder group advocate – Auckland City Centre residents, and their interests and concerns, to Auckland Council and any other agency whose actions have an impact on us.

  • K’Road Chronicle

    News and views from Auckland streets

    The K’Road Chronicle is inspired by The Big Issue, with a number eight wire twist. It is a street paper for the fringe community of Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand.

    The K’Road Chronicle is a not for profit social enterprise with all profit returned to the disenfranchised and destitute through direct action initiatives.

    K'Road Chronicles Season 3
    Season 3 Intro and full season: Celebrating the human spirit born out of homelessness

  • Cokoha

    Sharing for a stronger community, a healthier environment, and a way cooler tomorrow.

    CoKoha connects communities, reduces waste, and spreads kindness through koha – the gift of love.

  • Auckland Central Community Patrol

    The Auckland Central Community Patrol is a dedicated group of individuals committed to fostering a safer and more secure environment for everyone in our vibrant city. Our volunteers are the extra eyes and ears for the New Zealand Police, actively patrolling the streets, and contributing to the overall well-being of the community.

    Consider supporting Community Patrol by donating and volunteering.

  • Myers Park Cottage

    A Venue Steeped in History

    Originally serving as the caretaker’s cottage, Myers Park Cottage has a storied past. It was modernised in the early 20th century when Myers Park was established, and although it lost some of its Victorian-era touches, its historical essence remains untouched.

    Today, it is one of only two kauri buildings from its era still standing on Queen Street.

    Booking Myers Park Cottage

    This charming cottage is perfect for small gatherings, be it a family celebration, a business meeting, or community activities or events. To book Myers Park Cottage and create unforgettable memories in a setting steeped in history and surrounded by natural beauty, email MyersParkCottage@Lifewise.org.nz.

  • Lottery Community Fund, Round 1 for FY26

    We are pleased to announce that the Lottery Community Fund opened for Round 1 on 9 July. Grant requests can be submitted until midnight on Saturday 9 August.

    Lottery Community grants are provided for not-for-profit organisations that provide a community or social service that helps to improve people’s lives in communities, iwi and hapū.

    If you're a first time applicant, or need a little guidance, you're warmly encouraged to contact a knowledgeable kaitohutohu hapori, community advisor from our Hāpai Hapori Community Operations Team by simply emailing community.matters@dia.govt.nz or leaving a voice mail on 0800 824 824.

    We’ve put together a checklist of things to help you to get fund ready:
    • Register your organisation and individuals in the online system by creating yourself a RealMe account.
    • Update your organisational profile with key information about your group such as your bank account details, GST number and contact information.
    • Upload the required documents onto your request form or organisation profile.
    • Check your annual financial reports (no older than 18 months) are available online.
    • Prepare a budget that shows all income and expenditure for the project or annual operations:
    • Review the 2024/25 committee priorities. Your request will need to demonstrate how your activities align to the committee priorities

    We also encourage you to submit requests well in advance of the closing date, so we may check and support your application.

    For more information about the funding administered by the Hāpai Hapori Community Operations team at the Department of Internal Affairs or any updates to the Lottery community funding process please visit our website community.matters.govt.nz