Project Auckland

‘Project Auckland’ builds momentum The Coalition Government is setting its sights on accelerating Auckland’s economic growth. It helps that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister for Auckland Simeon Brown are both Aucklanders. Importantly, they are from a Government which won broad endorsement from Auckland at last year’s general election — including for shelving projects like the costly Auckland Light Rail. …

The rain just fell and fell and fell. On January 27 alone, 245mm of rain fell across the Auckland region. Auckland City was hit hardest during the province’s Anniversary holiday weekend as an atmospheric river caused widespread flooding and landslips resulting in some 650 homes now being red-stickered after Cyclone Gabrielle later added its own damage. A report’s yet to …

The Herald’s Project Auckland 2022 publishes today as Auckland’s city centre reaches a “turning point”. The report celebrates Auckland’s reopening for business after multiple lockdowns and constraints caused by the pandemic, and, takes a deep dive into plans to “reactivate” the city centre. The plans are impressive, and as their authors — Heart of the City and Auckland Unlimited — …

In the 2021 Project Auckland report we looked at how the construction sector has been navigating constraints from Covid-19, including border restrictions, workforce and materials supply. The report provided an update on Auckland’s housing supply issues and looked at the driving role of Kainga Ora in increasing the pace of development. We heard from Infrastructure and Transport Minister Grant Robertson …

Just prior to the full unleashing of the Covid-19 pandemic the 2020 Project Auckland report was published. 2020 was to be a defining year for Auckland. The Coalition Government unveiled a big infrastructure spend-up with Auckland to get the lion’s share of $6.8 billion new funds that was to be invested in transport infrastructure – with an emphasis on roads …

In the 2018 Project Auckland report, we looked at the future of Auckland in the run up to 2021 which was due to see Auckland host several big events including the Annual APEC Leaders’ Meeting, America’s Cup and the Women’s Rugby World Cup as well as the Women’s Cricket World Cup, the Men’s Softball World Cup and Te Matatini Festival. …

The 2017 Project Auckland report took a closer look at key current affairs in Auckland at the time: Getting on track Firm foundation View from the summits Closer relationship On the grid Taking heart

Despite being only a few weeks into the job, new mayor Phil Goff has a firm grasp on his council’s priorities. The 2016 Project Auckland report provides an update on the mayor’s agenda, considers  how Auckland Council must unlock revenue to fix Auckland’s big issues, why improving the city’s ferry network would help ease congestion on Auckland’s roads, a new …