AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL
MEDIA RELEASE
3 May 2006
Expert team helps take Auckland from good to great
Five international experts in urban development engaged to review opportunities for economic growth in the Auckland
region have been briefed by senior Auckland City officers on council initiatives to take Auckland from good to great as
a world class city.
The review team, headed by Greg Clark, who advises the OECD and the London Development Agency on city and regional
development, also toured key council projects in the CBD.
The team, with representatives from London, Toronto, New York, Johannesburg and California, was welcomed by Mayor of
Auckland city, Dick Hubbard, who said he would be particularly interested in the team’s recommendations on how the
Auckland city and region could improve its economic performance.
The team is in Auckland to contribute to the Metro Project as part of the region’s plan to set a bold agenda for the
economic transformation of Auckland, within the Auckland Regional Economic Development Strategy (AREDS).
After a week of research and interviewing key players on issues facing the region the team will produce draft
recommendations followed later by a more detailed proposed action plan for the region.
ENDS