The good, the bad and the ugly in Auckland’s city centre
27 March 2026

The good, the bad and the ugly in Auckland’s city centre

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Look around Auckland, and you’ll see a spattering of planned, under-development, or moth-balled building projects.

The city’s ever-changing face often dominates Aucklander’s conversations – for good, or oftentimes, bad.

So as we prepare to ride the $5.5 billion City Rail Link this year, what else should we be excited about?

Or, are there more building sites going quiet than we realise?

Today on The Front Page, NZ Herald property editor, Anne Gibson, will take us through the highs, and lows, of construction in Auckland. 

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