The Business Association has been actively facilitating a vision for the vacant land around the old Mount Eden railway station into the new Maungawhau CRL station.
One thing that has always come through strongly when we ask residents of Uptown what they want for the future is that it should be a place where families can live and grow.
Uptown has been home to some of the most important rock music venues in the country, but its role in the history of New Zealand jazz is just as influential.
From the beginning, New Town (Newton) was a suburb that the working classes were drawn to. Perhaps it was the affordable housing that caught their attention, or the size of new allotments that allowed for a modest home, stables, gardens and, if needed, a place of business.
Uptown is one of the more densely populated areas in Auckland. We visit schoolteacher Sue Lyons, a new apartment dweller and recent resident of Uptown.
Situated in the heart of Uptown, with views that stretch from Grafton Gully through to North Head, Rangitoto and the Sky Tower, The Coh is a radical new take on the traditional house share.
In 2018, Uptown was the first business area in the Auckland super city to declare itself plastic straw free, joining a movement gaining traction in many cities and western countries to stop using plastic straws.
