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Sunday, 04 October 2009: Auckland's Economic Development
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As cities go, Auckland is New Zealand's heavy-weight.
But despite its size it has been punching below its potential, and over the last decade has had a sluggish economic growth rate compared with overseas rivals.
Todd Niall looks at Auckland's decade of trying to do better and asks, can the impending Auckland Supercity structure make a difference ?
Coming up on Sunday, 1 August, 2010
As China's long arm extends itself into the dairy industry Insight looks at the pros and cons of foreign investment in to New Zealand
Is foreigners money vital for economic growth and jobs so long as New Zealanders refuse to save enough themselves?
Or are we selling the goose that laid the golden egg?
Should New Zealand follow the US, Canada and Australia and make it harder for economic powers like China to gain control over vital assets?
Economics correspondent, Nigel Stirling, investigates both sides of the debate and where the Government is taking the issue.
Photo: Should overseas companies be allowed to buy New Zealand dairy farms?
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