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The 2018 Quality of Life survey is a collaborative local government research project. The primary objective of the survey is to measure residents’ perceptions across a range of measures that impact on New Zealanders’ quality of life. The Quality of Life survey was originally established in response to growing pressures on urban communities, concern about the impacts of urbanisation and the effect of this on the wellbeing of residents.

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Understanding the location and nature of publicly owned land forms an important information source for the management of land, and the decision-making process for both central and local government. This report uses information from Land Information New Zealand to create a classification system for public ownership of land in Auckland. There is approximately 93,000 hectares of publicly owned land in Auckland.

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In partnership with the remainder of the Auckland Council family, ATEED has an interest in promoting increased levels of prosperity within the region by supporting activities that increase residents’ access to employment opportunities. This can be done by supporting the growth of existing businesses, attracting new businesses in competitive sectors, and improving the access for residents to existing employment opportunities. This may also involve acquiring additional skills or advocating transport improvements that provide access to employment in other parts of the city.

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Housing prices in Auckland, New Zealand, have persistently increased in the last decade, to fast-track development of housing, Special Housing Areas (SHA) were created in September 2013 and were supposedly a measure to mitigate Auckland’s housing crisis and improve affordability. SHA resemble Inclusionary Zones initiatives implemented in the United States and Europe as most development projects had to provide at least 10 per cent affordable housing or at least target specified population groups. However, it is not clear the extent of the success (or failure) of SHA as they were disestablished by May 2017 and there is no empirical research on the subject.

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This report details the extent to which Aucklanders engage with the arts, and their attitudes towards the arts. Engagement includes both attendance at six different art forms and and active participation in these arts forms. The art forms include: • Visual arts • Literary arts • Craft and object art • Pacific arts • Performing arts • Māori arts.

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Creative New Zealand takes a lead on providing research for the arts sector. Since 2005, Creative New Zealand has conducted research to measure New Zealanders engagement with the arts. The research comprises two separate surveys (one of adults aged 15+; and one of young people aged 10-14).

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New Zealand’s domestic vegetable production is becoming more important. New Zealanders are fortunate to have the majority of their fresh fruit and vegetables locally grown and available for domestic consumption, spending over $1. 3 billion on vegetables and approximately $970 million on fruit annually.

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The October 2018 edition of the Auckland Council Research and Evaluation Unit's newsletter. Articles: Assessing the impact of vehicle emissions on Queen Street's air quality Urban pest monitoring project Waiheke Local Board – better decision-making  .

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The July 2018 edition of the Auckland Council Research and Evaluation Unit's newsletter. Articles: Auckland Unitary Plan rural subdivision appeals in the Environment Court Cost benefit analysis of natural environment options for the Auckland Council Long-term Plan Fish passage enhancements in Auckland streams Integrating the FARMLUC land use classification for Auckland Lake Pupuke water quality and underwater divers  .

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The December 2018 edition of the Auckland Council Research and Evaluation Unit's newsletter. Articles: The 2018 Quality of Life Survey Auckland results The freshwater ecology season 2019 Seabirds seminar World Meteorological Organization user summit  .

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The April 2018 edition of the Auckland Council Research and Evaluation Unit's newsletter. Articles: Auckland Council's marine monitoring programme Constructing Auckland Consumption-based emissions Gender-responsive transport Kaipara Harbour sediment mitigation study  .

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Monthly water samples have been collected at sites around the Auckland region since 1987. Long-term monitoring is important for identifying trends in water quality parameters that are highly variable between seasons and years. This report focuses on trends occurring between 2007 and 2016.