Viv Beck

The government is on track to make a major announcement about Auckland's light rail system on Friday, which will cost between nine and 14.6 billion dollars. 

Tāmaki Makaurau's city centre business… Audio

Large numbers of staff working from home is once again unnerving cafe owners in Auckland's CBD already struggling after months in various lockdown last year.

Even experts such as infectious diseases… Audio

Some of the businesses hit hardest by Aucklands three-month long lockdown have been those in the central city. With none of the usual foot traffic from office workers over lockdown, hopsitality and… Audio

Optimistic but not over the moon - that's how Auckland business group Heart of the City feels about the new summer support package for Tāmaki Makaurau.

A $37 million package has been announced by the… Video, Audio

On 3 December, all of Aotearoa will move into the traffic light system, with Auckland entering at the Red stage.

The government will release detailed sector guidance this week so business and other… Audio

Three months into Auckland's lockdown, businesses finally got a visit from Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Grant Robertson.

Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck told Checkpoint she… Video, Audio

Aucklanders can expect to move out of lockdown into the Covid-19 traffic light system in just three weeks, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern all but promised the move.

She says there is a "strong… Audio

Auckland businesses are eagerly waiting to see if the government will go ahead with plans to move the city to alert level 3, step 2.

The next phase means shops can open to socially distanced… Audio

Auckland retail stores should be able to reopen next week, if Cabinet gives a final sign off next Monday.

That will be a move to alert level 3 step 2 in Auckland. In an open letter to the Prime… Video, Audio

The Auckland city centre is on the road to losing one billion dollars in spending, due to the lockdown.

That's the finding of Auckland business association Heart of the City, which is asking for… Audio

And Auckland businesses are bracing themselves for at least 14 more days in level 3 lockdown. That means malls and shops will remain closed except for click and collect and no indoor or outdoor dining… Audio

Businesses are calling for dining and entertainment vouchers to support the industries hard hit by Covid-19 lockdowns. Vouchers to encourage people to dine out and spend money have been rolled out… Audio

There will be no school holiday ski-trips or whānau visits for Aucklanders across the regional Covid-19 border, with the Prime Minister's confirmation that the city will remain shut-off from the rest… Video, Audio

Auckland businesses are calling for immediate targeted support from the Government before it's too late.

The city centre business association, Heart of the City, says the loss of consumer spending in… Audio

Aucklanders wake this morning to the reality of at least another week in alert level 4 lockdown. The rest of the country is staying in level 2.

Cabinet will review the settings next Monday. Heart of… Audio

Concerns over safety in Auckland's CBD have been raised after a man fired a gun in the lobby of the Sofitel in Auckland.

The police are declining interviews and have not released much detail.

Police… Audio

Nathan Rarere spoke with Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck. Audio

Auckland businesses are crying out for a return to normality, as the city enters its week under Alert Level 2 restrictions.

The rest of the country has been at Alert Level 1 since Thursday, and the… Audio

Heart of the City says Auckland's businesses have their fingers crossed that the city goes from level 2 to level 1 later today. Cabinet is schedule to meet this afternoon to decide whether it's safe… Audio

Auckland's central business association says a third Covid-19 lockdown is a big blow for businesses.

The city moved into Alert Level 3 at midnight on Monday.

Viv Beck is the chief executive of Heart… Audio