Auckland Council
Jobs and economy
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Jobs and economy
Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.
Make Auckland a desirable place to visit and to live, work, invest and do business in, including supporting business recover from covid impacts.
Support Auckland Council becoming an accredited Living Wage employer.
Investment in Auckland's infrastructure to support growth and increase resilience (currently $32 billion in the budget over the next 10 years).
Establish public-private partnerships around noise and security footage, neighbourhood stores and body corporates and taxi dashcams and council.
Additional tax on empty (retail) buildings, facilitating TEMPORARY conversion to (possibly council-funded/run) community meet-up spaces.
Support local community music performances in foodcourts. Foodcourts are important budget community meeting spaces, but many are closing.
Remove red tape for small local business, recognising that it is vital for the welfare of the whole community.
Conduct a thorough study of the local economy, identifying the areas that could benefit from simplification of process for businesses.
Make Auckland a great place for young people, ensuring adequate jobs via apprenticeships and other encouragement to local business.
Rein in Auckland Transport's anti-small business culture and poorly planned expensive road works which remove car parking vital for retailers.
Compensate small businesses whose viability has been damaged or destroyed by excessive delays to adjacent construction projects.
Restore cadetships for regional parks rangers and work with DOC on marine conservation ranger cadetships for the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
Make Auckland a desirable place to visit and to live, work, invest and do business in, including supporting business recover from covid impacts.
Support Auckland Council becoming an accredited Living Wage employer.
Investment in Auckland's infrastructure to support growth and increase resilience (currently $32 billion in the budget over the next 10 years).
Establish public-private partnerships around noise and security footage, neighbourhood stores and body corporates and taxi dashcams and council.
Additional tax on empty (retail) buildings, facilitating TEMPORARY conversion to (possibly council-funded/run) community meet-up spaces.
Support local community music performances in foodcourts. Foodcourts are important budget community meeting spaces, but many are closing.
Remove red tape for small local business, recognising that it is vital for the welfare of the whole community.
Conduct a thorough study of the local economy, identifying the areas that could benefit from simplification of process for businesses.
Make Auckland a great place for young people, ensuring adequate jobs via apprenticeships and other encouragement to local business.
Rein in Auckland Transport's anti-small business culture and poorly planned expensive road works which remove car parking vital for retailers.
Compensate small businesses whose viability has been damaged or destroyed by excessive delays to adjacent construction projects.
Restore cadetships for regional parks rangers and work with DOC on marine conservation ranger cadetships for the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
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