Viv Beck
Viv Beck is the chief executive of Heart of the City, a business group in Auckland. She recently expressed excitement about the funding for the St James theatre, emphasizing its importance in revitalizing the city’s arts quarter and providing cultural opportunities for all Aucklanders.
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Viv Beck is the chief executive of Heart of the City, supporting the move to address public disorder.
‘Move-on’ orders for homeless come as public disorder hits 10-year low
New Zealand· 2025-11-18
Viv Beck emphasizes the importance of filling the Christmas void in Auckland.
SkyCity opens Santa’s Magical Wonderland to revive Auckland’s Christmas spiritNew Zealand· 2025-11-14
Beck is the chief executive of Heart of the City.
Society Insider: Who bought Kurt Gibbons and Ben Cook’s high-profile Auckland properties? Plus, The Caker Jordan Rondel’s California weddingNew Zealand· 2025-10-29
Viv Beck said the associations own scathing survey was 'reluctantly' released to increase pressure on the Government.
Auckland CBD poll: 97% of Herald readers say city centre feels unsafeNew Zealand· 2025-10-13
Brown won the mayoralty in 2022 as an outsider, seeing off two potential rivals on the right, restaurateur Leo Molloy and Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck.
Local elections 2025: Wayne Brown wins second term as Auckland Mayor beating Kerrin Leoni, as voters back his ‘Fix Auckland’ agendaNew Zealand· 2025-10-11
Viv Beck described a 'nightmare' situation for central city businesses.
Wayne Brown, Viv Beck and the art of complaining: Simon WilsonNew Zealand· 2025-10-08
Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck said the motivation for releasing the woeful survey results was to pressure the council and the Government to improve street conditions.
Heart of the City survey: Auckland business owners slate CBD as lawless, unclean, hit out at drug use, beggingNew Zealand· 2025-10-05Viv Beck is the CEO of the business association Heart of the City.
Midlife nightlife crisis: Finding late-evening fun for over-40s in our citiesNew Zealand· 2025-07-01
Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck said businesses were looking forward to the CRL opening.
Auckland’s $5.5b City Rail Link to open with 19,000 peak passengers, below earlier forecastsNew Zealand· 2025-06-26
Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck said this was a golden opportunity to utilise purpose-built infrastructure and reap a timely economic return.
A happy outcome for Takapuna golf?New Zealand· 2025-04-04
The chief executive of business group Heart of the City, Viv Beck, said: 'As a long-standing supporter of the restoration, we are excited about the St James being back.'
Live at the St James, again: Auckland Council approves funding for iconic venueNew Zealand· 2025-02-27
