Sir Bob Harvey is synonymous with all things out West. But his life adventures started around Newton Gully and Eden Terrace.

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.

Here’s one for your next pub quiz: which Oscar-winning movie star ran a music venue in Uptown?

St David’s Church, whose slab was laid on Anzac Day 1927, has been saved from demolition by individuals and trusts throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand.

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. 

New Zealand historian and author Lynnie Howcroft researches the early days of Uptown.

New Zealand historian and author Lynnie Howcroft researches the early days of Uptown, and dives further into who were the first settlers in Uptown.

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.

You would be hard pressed to buy fresher produce than Symonds Street’s Organic Market Garden (OMG).

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. 

Have you participated in an Uptown community event this year?

Harper Interior Design’s Rachel Brown gives the lowdown on what to consider when styling an apartment. 

The message was very clear when Uptown stakeholders were asked about the community they wanted to see develop in the precinct.