For Auckland is a Spinoff podcast of civic conversations with people working to create and sustain a better Auckland for all. In episode eight policy analyst Owen Gill outlines his vision for Auckland and how we can get there. 

Auckland in 2019 equates to Los Angeles in 1945 and what we do now will define our future, says Owen Gill. And as we build to a city populated by millions, we better learn their lessons and fast.

In his new book, Turning Point Auckland, Gill says we must learn from what went wrong in California to ensure a better Auckland, or live their crises ourselves. Gill wrote the book to excite interest and debate in our upcoming local body election.

In this episode of the For Auckland podcast, the former banker and “public policy guy” lays out his plan for Auckland, which centres on a few key issues: democratic reform, Auckland Council revenue and cost management and major changes to regulation and oversight of Auckland development. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy