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Auckland needs a huge shake-up of its decision making, funding, strategy and elections, according to a new report.
Reimagining Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland: harnessing the region's potential, was commissioned by the city's economic and cultural development agency Auckland Unlimited - and researched by Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures.
It looks at Auckland's 50-year future, and what it would take to create a global, liveable and sustainable city.
The report says fragmented decision-making and funding processes, and the lack of a joined-up vision and strategy that is agreed by both central and local government and endorsed by its citizenry are holding our biggest city back.
It calls for major changes to Auckland's structures for governance, management, planning and funding, as well new ways for Aucklanders to participate in their democracy. It also recommends the establishment of an Auckland Commissioner for Future Generations.
Lynn Freeman speaks with Sir Peter Gluckman, the report's co-author, Koi Tū director and former Chief Science Advisor, and Nick Hill, Auckland Unlimited Chief Executive Nick Hill.
