Auckland Super City

Finally, after decades of disasterous planning it looks like Greater Auckland is going to come together under one Governance umbrella, somewhat like the model applied to London.

Its about time, if it had such a structure in place already the city may just have the following:

• A National Stadium on the Waterfront
• A second harbour crossing
• A fully functional public transport network
• Political vision
• Full owernship of civic and community direction accross the region.

It will take leadership and a rare skillset to bring the conglomerate of political bodies together, and I suspect any sitting Mayors may struggle.

It could be a great role for a proven political juggler, someone like Helen Clarke, as a wildcard....