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A new report comparing Tamaki Makaurau to 9 other cities including Brisbane, Copenhagen and Vancouver warns the city needs to lift its game in infrastructure planning, attracting investment and talent, and addressing safety and housing affordability.
The report was commissioned by Committee for Auckland, in partnership with consulting firm Deloitte and Auckland Council's economic and cultural agency Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.
London-based urban intelligence firm, The Business of Cities, found the supercity measures six out-of-ten for prosperity, seven-out-of-ten for culture, eight-out-of-ten in sustainability, but just three-out-of-ten for innovation.
Mark Thomas is a director at Committee for Auckland, one of three parties who commissioned the report, and Tim Moonen is the managing director at The Business of Cities.
