Tripartite economic alliance between Auckland, Los Angeles and Guangzhou

Tripartite success

We helped ensure Tripartite 2019 in May translated into real outcomes. Nearly 100 international delegates and more than 250 local delegates representing 209 local companies attended Auckland’s second hosting of the Tripartite Economic Alliance partner cities of Los Angeles and Guangzhou. The two...

Auckland and Northland have signed an MOU that cements the natural geographical and economic bonds between Auckland and northland

MOU cements natural bonds with Northland

Our partnership approach was exemplified by September’s signing of a ground-breaking agreement with Te Tai Tokerau Northland’s economic development agency Northland Inc. The agreement, in the form of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), cements the natural geographical and economic bonds between...

Destination AKL is been developed by ATEED in collaboration with industry.

Delivering Destination AKL 2025 priorities

It is now more nearly 18 months since we released our ground-breaking Destination AKL 2025 strategy developed in collaboration with industry. Since the launch, we have set about delivering some of the major priorities within the strategy, which involves the wider industry working together towards a...

Go with Tourism ATEED initiative is now being extended by the government to be a national initiative

Go with Tourism makes rapid progress

ATEED’s game-changing online job-connector platform to address the growing skills shortages facing tourism – New Zealand’s largest export industry – is going from strength to strength. Go with Tourism was launched in April and is already shifting the perceptions many young people have about careers...

Auckland announces that it has secured two major television projects for the screen industry

Screen wins for Auckland

September’s announcements that Auckland is the production base for major television projects involving two of the world’s media company giants – Amazon Studios and Netflix – focused an unprecedented global spotlight on our region’s screen industry capability and ATEED’s role in attracting...

A young person working as a visitor guide at the Sky Tower

Towards a sustainable visitor economy

Thanks to the support of industry, the new Destination Committee – which features three industry representatives – and other partners, we have made great progress in delivering key initial focus areas of the Destination AKL 2025 strategy released last year. Destination AKL 2025 is not our plan – it...

Two ladies using the makerspace at Te Haa o Manukau

Transforming Auckland’s south

A priority for Auckland Council is to increase the prosperity of two major areas of our region – the west and south – where a number of communities, particularly Māori and Pacific peoples, have not shared in recent economic growth. Council’s key delivery vehicle for aspirations in the wider Manukau...

The new Hotel Indigo Auckland by luxury hotel group Ninety Four Feet

Moves to attract investment

In December, Mayor Phil Goff reiterated Council’s priority expectation that we work with our Council family and other partners to develop ‘Invest AKL’ – a coordinated investment story for Auckland which will help the region attract the billions in investment required by current and future growth. T...

The three mayors of Auckland, Guangzhou and Los Angeles shake hands at a previous Tripartite Summit

Tripartite returning to Auckland

We are looking forward to hosting up to 60 delegates from our partner cities Los Angeles and Guangzhou in May, when we continue to forge new – and grow existing – trade relationships during the second Tripartite Economic Alliance gathering to be held in Auckland. It will be one of the most...

Sunset At Viaduct Harbour

Auckland’s rising star – road to 2021

Auckland is gearing up to maximise the lasting opportunities of the global spotlight being on the region when it hosts some of its largest business events and major events in 2020 and 2021. A number of large-scale conferences have already been secured to be held in the New Zealand International...