Alan Broadbent met with a number of civic leaders in New Zealand to talk about various urban issues

In September, Alan Broadbent met with a number of civic leaders in New Zealand to talk about various urban issues. He met with: Len Brown, the Mayor of Auckland, where they discussed transit funding; Bob Parker, the Mayor of Christchurch, where they talked about the rebuilding of the city following the devastating earthquakes (including funding for transit and housing); Roger Sutton, the CEO of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Agency, the national special purpose organization coordinating the response and recovery efforts; and with the Hawkes Bay Community Foundation, where they discussed a strategic approach to their work in the cities in the area.