Aucklanders' Attitudes to Auckland's Growth and Environment

Abstract

To New Zealanders south of the Bombay Hills, Auckland is generally seen as a vibrant economic powerhouse perhaps more closely affiliated within an Australasian/Pacific or even Asian set of cities than to the rest of New Zealand. This paper draws on a recent survey in Auckland to ascertain the extent to which Aucklanders themselves share this perspective and to explore what Aucklanders see as the positive and negative features of their region. In particular, themes of attitudinal differences towards the metropolitan region amongst people placed in different parts of Auckland’s social structure are explored, drawing on data from the “Aucklanders’ Attitudes to Auckland (AAA)” project.