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Growth documents and strategies

TitleOverview
Auckland regional growth strategy (3.9 MB PDF)
 		The region's vision as to how future growth will be managed. 
Summary report - Regional Growth StrategySummary of the Regional Growth Strategy. 
Growing Smarter - An evaluation of the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy 1999 (3.8 MB PDF)
Report of the first evaluation of the RGS. 
Auckland Sustainability Framework Sets out the region's sustainability goals and challenges. 

Auckland Regional Economic Development Strategy 2002 - 2022 (641.9 KB PDF)

Growing Auckland - Auckland Regional Economic Development Strategy booklet (544.0 KB PDF)

Provides the framework and vision for the Auckland region to be an "internationally competitive, inclusive and dynamic economy".  
Auckland Regional Open Space Strategy (2.5 MB PDF)
Provides a framework for an integrated approach to the protection and management of the regions open space. 
No or Slow Growth
(April 1998)		The rationale, policy approaches, techniques and implications. 

Business and Economy

Published annually, Business and Economy provides a summary of current economic trends, prospects and challenges in the Auckland region.

Title Overview 
Auckland region business land strategy 2006 (1.6 MB PDF)
Provides a strategic framework for future business growth in the Auckland Region to 2031, consistent with the overall direction provided by the Regional Growth Strategy.
Mixed use & business intensification May 2007 (2.9 MB PDF)
Determines the role of mixed-use activities as a vehicle for town centre intensification; identifies core actions to increase mixed-use activities, and addresses intensification of specialist employment areas.
Business land intensification in eleven Auckland centres April 2007 (4.2 MB PDF)
Identifies the primary drivers and mechanisms for business land intensification in 11 key centres and business areas in the Auckland Region. Makes recommendations on successful approaches to increase business intensification.
Assessing agglomeration impacts in Auckland linkages with regional strategies Feb 2007 (2.2 MB PDF)
Explores the relationship between urban form and productivity, and the links between the Regional Growth Strategy and the Auckland Regional Economic Development Strategy. 
Auckland Economic Trends and Drivers Feb 2007 (3.3 MB PDF)
 		Looks at economic trends and drivers of business land and how it affects business land demand. It builds on work previously developed for Auckland Regional Economic Development Strategy, Metro Action Plan and the Business Land Strategy. 
Intensification of Centres and Business Areas (January 2007) Reviews international experience of increasing business activities in centres and business areas. Uses comparable overseas cities and details elements that have characterised successful approaches to intensification.   
Auckland Region Employment Business and Centres Location March 2003 (711.6 KB PDF)
Patterns, trends, requirements and policy implications for Growth Strategy update 03/04. 
Regional Analysis of Centres Activity (March 2003) Understanding the location decisions of retail and business service activity in Auckland. 
Business Location in the Auckland Region Oct 1999 (371.5 KB PDF)
 		Research into business and employment location issues, particularly with regard to business locational preferences. 
Business Opinion Survey (March 1998) Results of a survey of businesses' opinions on growth options. 


Housing growth publications

Title Overview 
Intensive Housing Demand and Supply Issues March 2007 (868.8 KB PDF)
 		Provides an analysis of the intensive housing market in the Auckland Region and implications for future growth management.  
Population and Dwellings 2006 Census - report on initial results for the Auckland Region (227.7 KB PDF)
Initial 2006 census results for the Auckland Region, covering population size and distribution, changes in population characteristics, employment and income, changes in occupied dwellings and number of motor vehicles.
You can view the initial 2006 census results for the Auckland Region via this link.
Stock take of existing consultation on urban intensification - community views Dec 2006 (187.7 KB PDF)
Summarises community views on urban growth and intensification drawn from a wide range of consultation conducted by Auckland councils since 2001. 
Social Implications of Housing Intensification Feb 2005 (629.6 KB PDF)
This outcome of a review of community surveys, media articles and research literature relating to the links between intensification and social issues,  
Demand and Supply of Housing in the Auckland Region July 2003 (551.0 KB PDF)
Considers some of the key demographic changes occurring within the Auckland Region that are likely to impact on the demand for housing. Census data from 1991 - 2001 census years have been used for analysis. 
Bodies Corporate and Intensive Housing in Auckland Jan 2003 (523.3 KB PDF)
Provides information so that councils and private parties might identify and bridge current gaps in legislation and practice, through the implementation of their respective responsibilities. 
Bodies Corporate and Intensive Housing in Auckland (2003) A preliminary assessment of issues arising from the Unit Titles Act 1972 and operation of bodies corporate. 

The Mysteries of Bodies Corporate - A guide to the rights and responsibilities of apartment ownership 2003 (841.2 KB PDF)

The mysteries of the bodies corporate - Mandarin version 2006 (842.1 KB PDF)

The mysteries of the bodies corporate - Korean version 2006 (1.1 MB PDF)

This booklet explains the basics of bodies corporate and how to handle them. It points out some of the pitfalls to be avoided and how problems might be solved in order to get maximum enjoyment from your unit title dwelling.
The Unit Titles Act 1972 The Case for Review - A Discussion Report August 2003 (301.0 KB PDF)
Makes a compelling case for an overhaul of the Unit Titles Act 1972, the act governing bodies corporate. 
Auckland Housing Choices Poster 2003 (800.6 KB PDF)
A guide to housing definitions commonly used in the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy. 
What to look for when buying a terraced house or apartment (486.3 KB PDF)
 		A helpful guide for prospective buyers of terraced houses or apartments. 
Auckland Regional Affordable Housing Strategy 2003 (600.7 KB PDF)
A non-binding strategy that examines the range of options for ensuring a proportion of housing is affordably priced. 
Mixed Use Developments Perceptions Survey (2001) ARC Urban Research and Monitoring Programme. The views of residents and businesses in five mixed use case study areas. 

Transport growth publications

Title Overview 
Transport - strategies and documents Link to the main transport publications list and to ARTAs publications.