ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to interpret the work of political and policy interventions in Auckland's regional economy in the post-restructuring period between the mid-1990s and mid-2000s. It utilises a range of literatures to interpret changes in Auckland's economic governance before outlining in more detail key governing practices that aim to change the behaviour of political and economic actors in Auckland. The chapter explores and discusses some of the observable effects of governing approaches. It argues that in New Zealand's neoliberalising context and under globalising conditions, Auckland's regional economic development policy practices are about influencing other actors' perceptions and assumptions in regards to investment objectives. A series of public and public-private initiatives has emerged in reply to the new problems in Auckland's development. Auckland is continually being depicted as a non-coherent, divided and competing place of many sub-regions, by local growth coalitions consisting of local councils and developers.
