Growing Auckland, Growing New Zealand
Proposes that Auckland plays a full role in New Zealand's recovery.
Its ability to do this rests on its competitive city genes and fast growth.
But, more than fast growth is needed...
Growing Auckland, Growing New Zealand explores Auckland's DNA as a competitive and specialised economy, stresses the need to build, attract and retain talent, and to prioritise 'productive' infrastructure that leads to recovery and a resilient future. We can
- Set a national goal and unite to meet it - after all, Auckland is 34% of NZ's GDP
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Offer Auckland's big project spend - in local government, tertiary education, health, energy and the big private investors - for maximum stimulus
- Build only infrastructure that delivers both productivity and growth (GDP) and revenue (taxes) - to regain Auckland's 2007 tax contribution - $21.2 billion ie 60% of NZ's company tax and 53.6% of NZ's GST
- Invest in visit infrastructure - it is productive and brings footloose capital and talent here
- Use stimulus projects to tackle Auckland's extremes - we are both highly skilled and highly unskilled, well housed and vey poorly housed…
- Counter the 2025 demographic faultline (no labour market growth) with a systematic pipeline of international talent, quickly welcomed to our workplaces
- Put Auckland's new governance arrangements in place quickly
- Motivate people with a flagship project - the waterfront has wide backing.
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2009 Work Programme
Committee for Auckland's work programme is designed around our understanding that initiatives which foster a great place to be, talented people and a dynamic city-region economy will deliver a successful international city.
Underpinning people, place and economy with leadership and good governance is a recipe for Auckland's future as a world city. Five goals are worked on through Committee for Auckland's portfolio.
- igniting leadership and momentum
- dynamic and collaborative business region
- accelerating liveability
- generating talent and knowledge
- global relevance
Igniting Leadership & Momentum
Future Auckland Leaders
To foster the next generation of well-informed, visionary leaders for Auckland
Dynamic & Collaborative Business Region
Royal Commission on Governance for Auckland
To lift the nation's prosperity through Auckland's ability to deliver as an international city.
Tracking Auckland's Progress
To measure Auckland's progress as a successful international city region.
Accelerating Liveabilty
Achieving the Learning Quarter
- a world-class centre for education, research and commercialisation and the key to fuelling Auckland's future success
Generating Talent & Knowledge
Omega
Opportunities for Migrant Employment in Greater Auckland - with the Tindall Foundation - to match skilled migrants and employers with skill shortages.
Global Relevance
Waterfront
To progress the development of Auckland's waterfront as a desirable location for Aucklanders, visitors and investors.
Background Documents:
Submission to the Royal Commission
Successful governance reform in Auckland will need to be based upon enhancing the wellbeing of Auckland and its communities, and in strengthening Auckland's contribution to New Zealand as its first international city region. The opportunity to progress as a successful international city region has caused us to examine the need for an effective city region democratic framework with enhanced leadership, decision-making, direction-setting and delivery powers.
Final Committee For Auckland Submission (1.0Mb) The Case for Auckland
Two reports released by the Committee for Auckland underline the case for the bold agenda proposed for Auckland and reaffirm the importance of continued investment in New Zealand's largest city. The reports take a fresh look at Auckland's social and economic infrastructure, highlighting the region's role as New Zealand's primary engine for economic growth.
The Case for Auckland
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establishes Auckland's relevance and importance to New Zealand,
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argues that the region needs to be seen by itself and the rest of the country as a "national asset" which can drive national growth
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takes a look at Auckland's current performance and opportunities,
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and identifies the "brakes" on performance.
It states that more investment in Auckland will result in major economic benefits for New Zealand.
Auckland's contribution to the Government's surplus in 2005, proves that Auckland is a net contributor to New Zealand's billion-dollar tax surplus, and not a drain on the country
In 2005
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Auckland was responsible for $3.8 billion (60 per cent) of the Government's $6.2 billion operating surplus
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35 per cent of national GDP
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Auckland generated more in tax revenue than received in the major areas of government spending on health, welfare and education.
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It received less than its share in terms of its proportion of the total population.
The Case for Auckland sets out to build a wider understanding of why Auckland matters and the significant role it plays in the country's economic growth and prosperity. If Auckland does not succeed, New Zealand does not succeed."
The documents can be downloaded in pdf form here.
Establishing The Case for a New Zealand Exhibition/Convention Centre
To progress the development of an international and exhibition centre for New Zeland
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