Twenty reasons to visit Auckland - we're number 8!

A group of journalists who were in Auckland last October and have since written an article called 'Twenty Reasons to Visit Auckland'. This article was published in the Melbourne Age newspaper, Sydney Morning Herald and the Western Australia paper.

Ponsonby was lucky enough to be featured as number 8:

"One of the hippest neighbourhood villages in Auckland, Ponsonby is a hub of dining, drinking, shopping and gallery-hopping. Ponsonby Social Club is one of the best bars in the city - think live music, DJs and swanky cocktails - and has a Sunday grill that's a terrific way to wind down (ponsonbysocialclub.com). At Chapel, hot hipsters drink and jive along to a soundtrack of 1970s hits, and deer antlers and vintage Playboy covers line the walls. Be quick to snare the pick of the cool collectables, vintage and retro trinkets, designer clothes and handmade jewellery at the outdoor community-based Ponsonby Road Market."

Thanks to Nina Karnikowski for the fantastic mention!

Click here to view the full article.

Ponsonby in the NY Times!

We think this is pretty exciting... Ponsonby Road got a mention in the New York Times in an article called '36 Hours in Auckland'! Thanks Ingrid K Williams for the mention, we're chuffed!

"The inner-city suburb of Ponsonby is a charming neighborhood whose main drag, the mile-long Ponsonby Road, is lined with cafes, bars and boutiques. Late last year, Ponsonby Central (136 Ponsonby Road; ponsonbycentral.co.nz), a new complex packed with small restaurants and shops, added to the area’s appeal even more with, among other places, a bakery, an organic market, a butcher and pocket-size dining spots doing a decent impression of a United Nations food court — sushi, Neapolitan-style pizza, Argentine barbecue. Inside the main building, you’ll find a fortuneteller, the booth of Ponsonby’s radio station, and, for lunch, the pleasant cafe Toru (toru.co.nz). Try the cafe’s pressed sandwich of Serrano ham, melting Manchego and truffle butter, which comes with a pile of scrumptious crinkle fries (13.50 New Zealand dollars)." 

See the full article here

We're on NzOnScreen!

NZ On Screen sent us this TVNZ doco made in the late 80s. It looks at Ponsonby through the eyes of some of its oldest identities. It's a pivotal time in the Auckland suburb's evolution from working class preserve to upmarket retail destination and residential area. Gentrification is taking hold as older residents move on or are forced out by rising property prices. However, there are still traces of the old Ponsonby to be seen in the fabled Gluepot tavern, op shops, drop-in centres and a dizzying array of eateries — and there are memories of when Michael Joseph Savage was the local MP.

Click here to watch.. We love seeing snippets of our heritage like this!