Governance of the Committee
The Committee for Auckland was established as the evolution of Competitive Auckland.
Competitive Auckland was a not-for-profit charitable trust formed in March 2001 by a group of business leaders concerned about the loss of business and talent from the Auckland Region. They gathered support and pro-bono/voluntary resources from a broad cross section of Auckland business, the tertiary institutions and local government. During a five month process a well articulated strategy for the development of the Auckland region as an internationally competitive business location was developed, and out of the process an economic development agency for Auckland, the region, was created.
Founding members of Competitive Auckland looked at other international cities for new models to make a difference for our city.
The Committee for Melbourne has achieved great results for Melbourne over the last decade and is being used as the model for Auckland.