Unitec Forum for the Future 2010

Latest news:
TVNZ Seven "mayors" take the stage (13:09 video)
NZ Herald Super City debate mashup (7:52 video)
NZ Herald Super City debate: Candidates square off (article)
Radio NZ Morning Report (3:58 audio)

Creating a, strong, successful Auckland region was the topic for the recent Unitec Forum for the Future.

Prominent guest speakers, business and community leaders, members of the public, students and academics participated in a series of two-hour discussions at Unitec’s Mount Albert Campus in Auckland. These sessions were facilitated by Rod Oram, media commentator and adjunct professor in Unitec’s Faculty of Creative Industries & Business.

Session 1, July 20th - Why? - What’s the case for creating a super city? Why do we need to change regional governance structures to do so?

Panelists:

• Peter Salmon, Chairman of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance,
• Bob Harvey, Waitakere City Mayor, and
• Sir Ron Carter, Committee for Auckland Chairman.

View highlights from Session 1 on YouTube

Session 2, July 27th - What? - What will the new governance structures look like? What mechanisms will promote public participation, political accountability, strategic development and optimal outcomes?

Panelists: 

• Peter McKinlay, Director of the Local Government Centre in the Institute of Public Policy at AUT University
• Shane Jones, Labour MP and member of the select committee that worked on the three Auckland bills
• Nikki Kaye, National MP for Auckland City and also a member of the select committee that worked on the three Auckland bills

View highlights from Session 2 on YouTube

Session 3, August 3rd - How? - How can we make the new system perform at its best for the people of Auckland and New Zealand?

Panelists:

• John Banks,
• Len Brown,
• Andrew Williams,
• Simon Prast,
• Colin Craig,
• Ewen Gilmour and
• Penny Bright

View highlights from Session 3 on Youtube

Latest news:
TVNZ Seven "mayors" take the stage (13:09 video)
NZ Herald Super City debate mashup (7:52 video)
NZ Herald Super City debate: Candidates square off (article)
Radio NZ Morning Report (3:58 audio)

You can also check out the the first Unitec Forum for the Future held in October 2009 which examined the challenges and opportunities facing the New Zealand economy out to 2025.

We would like to thank the panelists, audience and production crew for making this a lively, informative and valuable event.

If you would like to be informed about the next sessions of Unitec's Forum for the Future, please email forum@unitec.ac.nz