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Report: Auckland's Car Reliance, Low Housing Density Lagging Peers
NEW ZEALAND, JUL 14 – Consumer spending dropped 0.7% in Q2 as services and manufacturing sectors contracted, influenced by monetary tightening and global trade uncertainties, Statistics New Zealand reported.
- The 2025 State of the City report reveals Auckland is at a turning point, showing marginal improvements offset by significant declines compared to peer cities.
- This situation results from weak economic performance, skill shortages, delayed planning, and Auckland's higher car dependence with less dense housing than similar cities.
- The report also highlights Auckland's strengths in quality of life, diversity, and emerging innovation, while noting Brisbane's $6.5 billion investment in stadium infrastructure sets a competitive benchmark.
- Mark Thomas, chair of the Committee for Auckland, highlighted that sluggish economic growth, skill shortages, limited innovation progress, and uncoordinated, slow-moving planning efforts are contributing to Auckland falling behind.
- Without new political measures like a bed-night visitor levy to fund major events, Auckland risks falling further behind cities that invest heavily in infrastructure and event hosting.
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State of Wayne’s Auckland: No easy fixes
It’s going to be a difficult job ‘fixing’ Auckland. Just ask the fixit mayor, Wayne Brown, whose city seems to be drifting lower against its international peer cities on important measures of productivity, opportunity, innovation and knowledge. A new survey does show Auckland performing ahead of overseas centres on culture and experience, sustainability and resilience, although it is losing ground on the ‘experience’ factor. The latest State of …
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center
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43% Center
L 29%
C 43%
R 29%
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