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AJ Hackett Bungy Auckland will host a world record attempt for the most jumps in 24 hours.

About 15,000 travellers are expected to depart from Auckland Airport’s international terminal on Saturday 23 September, the first day of the school holidays, making it the busiest day of the school holiday period. 

Art is returning to Auckland CBD as part of Heart of the City’s Artweek In The City event next month.

Events have made a strong recovery but it’s been a battle for the business, which saw off Covid and then fought in court to save an Auckland icon.

Ferry and tourism operator Explore Group will take over Auckland’s Bayswater and Birkenhead / Te Onewa Northcote Point ferry routes from 1 October 2023.

Fullers360 is raising wages for its deckhands and skippers in the second pay increases this year.

The New Zealand International Convention Centre has appointed Loryn Blaikie as international sales manager.

AirAsia X has signed on with the Auckland Marathon as the official airline partner for this year’s event.

Auckland Council is asking for proposals for a “world class future-proof multi-purpose main stadium”.

THL will soon open a new permanent branch at Auckland’s Māngere at a site currently occupied by Villa Maria’s Auckland operations.

Auckland Airport’s chief infrastructure officer, André Lovatt, has resigned after more than five years with the company to take up a similar role at KiwiRail.

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The action comes after a complaint from a former customer, who gambled at SkyCity Auckland.

Auckland Council has sold 7% of shares in Auckland International Airport Limited for an average of $8.11 per share, bringing in around $833m.

EcoZip Adventures has launched two $15,000 per annum scholarships for students from Waiheke Island and Kaikōura.

A bill to protect the Hauraki Gulf has passed its first reading in parliament.

The Auckland Lantern Festival and Diwali Festival have established a new naming rights sponsorship agreement with BNZ.

Passenger numbers on the Te Huia train between Hamilton and Auckland hit a high in August despite major disruptions to the service in July.

The Sofitel Auckland is reopening on 1 September after extensive refurbishments to the 90-room hotel’s lobby and meeting space.

Trains delivered more than 173,000 patrons travelling to FIFA Women’s World Cup games in Auckland and Wellington, demonstrating the benefits of commuter rail, according to the government.

Enterprise Holdings is investing more than $20m to add 500 new vehicles to New Zealand’s rental fleet.

The Aotea Great Barrier Island community board has wrapped up community consultation on a plan to introduce a visitor levy.

International seat capacity recovered to 90% of pre-pandemic levels, and domestic to 89%.

However, its reported net profit was only $8m after nearly $100m in provisions and impairments over the SkyCity Adelaide probe.

Michael Allpress plans to turn his olive oil business into a visitor destination on Waiheke Island.

WWF New Zealand says tourism is a potential beneficiary of new legislation to protect and restore the Hauraki Gulf.

Reeves, who is the director of collections and research at Auckland Museum, has been interim chief executive since the departure of Dr David Gaimster in June.

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Fullers360’s plans to cut back its key Auckland services underscore the importance of having more options for harbour crossings, says Bike Auckland.

Fullers360 is making further cuts to its Auckland Transport services for up to 18 months as it doubles down on staff training programme.

Total attendance across NZ’s host cities is expected to top 700,000.

The Auckland Convention Bureau says it has secured 148 new business events through to 2027, resulting in an estimated economic impact of $64.4m.

Fletcher Building has set aside another $255m to complete SkyCity Entertainment’s New Zealand International Convention Centre and Hobson Street Hotel in Auckland.

More than 665,000 people have attended matches at the FIFA Women’s World Cup’s four host cities, including 297,405 at Eden Park.

Around 200 chemical engineers and scientists will converge on the Hilton Auckland in October for the Chemeca 2023 conference.

The creators behind LyLo Auckland have been nominated as a finalist in three categories at the Designers Institute of New Zealand’s Best Design Awards.

The arrivals, spread over three months, will stay in Auckland, Queenstown, and also visit Rotorua and Aoraki Mount Cook.

MOTAT is trialling tree-based biofuels to power one of its steam trams.

The company’s international patronage will be back to pre-Covid levels by October, says Souter Holdings Fullers.

Conservation and environment groups have welcomed the government’s plan to nearly triple the Hauraki Gulf protection area with 19 new marine protection areas.

Whakamana Cannabis Museum says it has secured a site at the city’s Hopetoun Alpha building.

The government is nearly tripling the Hauraki Gulf protection area with 19 new marine protection areas.

Almost a fifth of all FIFA Women’s World Cup ticket sales at Eden Park are to international visitors, according to Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

The government’s preferred Auckland harbour transport proposal will include cycling and walking options across the existing bridge.

Auckland Airport says its proposed new domestic terminal is in the final stages of design and foundation testing.

Auckland’s 244-room Nesuto Stadium Hotel and Apartments is up for sale.

Good Spirits Hospitality is selling its portfolio of nine venues for $20.7m to another hospitality operator, Brew On Quay.

Tourism and hospitality businesses from Waiheke Island and Aotea Great Barrier Island have celebrated completing the Taurikura Initiative.

Close to 170,000 people have attended FIFA Women’s World Cup matches at Auckland’s Eden Park to date, according to the latest figures.