Client: Waitakere City Council and North Shore City Council

Date: December 2006

Authors: Dr Ganesh Nana and Jason Leung-Wai

This project combined existing land use by industry coefficients with the BERL multi-industry CGE model to develop projections of business land requirements for Auckand Region's Northern and Western Sector (NaWS).  This sector comprises the Waitakere and North Shore Cities together with Rodney District.  Several projections were developed ranging from a 'business as usual' scenario to a 'high growth' scenario.  The sensitivity of industry land use coefficients was also tested.

The purpose of the exercise was to set a benchmark for future land needs.  The analysis provides a framework from which various assumptions around land availability, industry composition and land use can be applied.  In turn, this helps determine the appropriate mechanisms needed to enable and ensure appropriate levels and types of employment growth.

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