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 is a place of possibilities - and that sense of potential was at the heart of this year's Uptown Futures Festival.

Uptown's Sinclair House is a Kiwi owned and managed co-working space that occupies the back of one of Uptown's most notable buildings on Symonds Street.

When Uptown consulted residents and local businesses about their aspirations for the future of the precinct, one of the desires that came through most strongly was that Uptown should be a place where families could settle and their children grow up. 

Emma is the proprietor of twenty three cafe and The Corner Store and we catch up with her to discuss her business and the future of Uptown. 

The Loft, upstairs at the Horse & Trap tavern, is buzzing on a midweek night. A diverse group of Uptown stakeholders have, it seems, plenty say to each other. It's a community meeting, but it's really not like most community meetings.

The Urban Advisory, located in Uptown, says the area is changing fast and the community must be at the heart of this change.

A regular feature that offers a snapshot of the working lives of Uptown’s colourful characters. This issue we meet Pete Byrne.