Weekly Roundup 6-June-2025

Already halfway through 2025, here’s the first roundup for winter of different stories that have caught our attention! This week on Greater Auckland On Tuesday Patrick did a deep dive into productivity, transport, and the City Centre. On Thursday Matt examined the Auditor Generals report into the reliability of public transport in Auckland and AT’s response.…
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Richer or poorer?

Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of the City Centre Advisory Panel, and a previous director of Waka Kotahi/NZTA. Recently there has been some good attention on New Zealand’s relatively low productivity. Just last week the Mayor led on this issue: Brown stressed that Auckland’s economic future relies on shifting from low productivity and long hours to high-value, scalable innovation.…
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