LEADING A VISION INTO REALITY

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LEADING A VISION INTO REALITY WAITAKERE CITYS
FILM CLUSTER - Mayor Bob Harvey
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• Begun in 1993 after Rio Earth Summit
• A decade of consistent leadership has aligned WCC
  and government policy across the board.
• Brought economic development through focussed
  cluster development

ECO-CITY The Strategy
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DELIVERING RESULTS 1990 70 work outside
City 2004 49 work inside city 1990 40 town
centre buildings graffitid 2004 3 town centre
buildings graffitid 1990 2003 population
increased 34 1990-2003 water consumption
increased 6.3
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WAITAKERE ECO-CITY In 1979 Sleeping Dogs began
Waitakere Citys modern film industry. In 2004
Waitakere City is the largest producer of film
and television in New Zealand This is the story
so far
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The Piano The end of the
beginning
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Xena, Hercules, and beyond The growth of the
location industry

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South Pacific Studios a
decade of work pays off
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• Studio West
• Glen Eden
• The Power Rangers
• New international partners
• Growing local employment

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Direct Public Investment The Henderson Valley
Film Studios

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New Investment Flows The Lion The Witch and
the Wardrobe Trilogy
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ECO-CITY let us imagine a new kind of city
creative, stylish and encouraged new
investment in sustainable industry
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Where We Are Leading Waitakere

• Building on a decade of delivery
• Leading with a vision
• Clear direction for future generations