By ELLEN READ
Auckland may be staring down the economic gurgler but the region's business, education and political leaders are throwing themselves behind efforts to rejuvenate it.
Competitive Auckland - a business-led group formed to enhance Auckland's international competitiveness as a business location - this week held a forum to find a response to its recent report, which said the performance of the Auckland economy was weak, with signs emerging that the region was not responding adequately to global economic trends.
The report detailed the approaches taken by other cities to promoting themselves to business, which included forming industry clusters, encouraging research and innovation, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, building the supply of skilled labour and improving infrastructures.
The 150 or so at Monday's forum were charged with formulating a similar plan for Auckland's redemption.
Although compilation of the ideas and issues discussed is a little way off, Competitive Auckland chairman David Irving said some direction came from the group's online survey.
Another forum will be held next month.
Looking for ways to give Auckland region a kick-start
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