Photo: 123RF
In the last week, business employment data has confirmed what Auckland locals have been feeling -- the number of filled jobs dropped in the June quarter by 0.6 per cent, or nearly 5000 jobs - the worst result in the country.
The super city is yet to fire up again from its economic doldrums.
One of its manufacturing hubs, East Tāmaki, is a case study in how tough it is out there.
A report ordered by the local Business Association from the economic consultancy, Infometrics, showed the suburb's economy is largely based on the production of goods and wholesale trade.
But the value of both sectors declined sharply over 2024, with much lower growth overall than for all of Auckland. So what's needed to get things going again?
Kathryn speaks to the chair of Business East Tāmaki, Brendan Kelly, the national director of industrial and commercial property at Bayleys, Scott Campbell, and economist Zoe Wallis from Forsyth Barr who is familiar with the suburb,
