Auckland has slipped behind its international peers as a great place to live and work due to a lack of affordable housing, congestion and a perception of rising crime.
【澳纽网编译】由于缺乏负担得起的住房、交通拥堵和犯罪率上升，奥克兰作为生活和工作场所的宜居地已经落后于国际同行。

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City leaders meet today for the release of the second annual The State of the City: Benchmarking Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s international performance report, for 2024.
奥克兰市领导今天举行会议，发布第二份年度《城市状况：对奥克兰 Tāmaki Makaurau 国际绩效报告进行基准测试，2024 年》。

It compares Auckland in 10 categories against nine cities; Austin, Brisbane, Copenhagen, Dublin, Fukuoka, Helsinki, Portland, Tel Aviv and Vancouver.
它比较了奥克兰的 10 个类别和 9 个城市;奥斯汀、布里斯班、哥本哈根、都柏林、福冈、赫尔辛基、波特兰、特拉维夫和温哥华。

Auckland ranks second-to-last of seven cities measured for housing affordability, relative to income, with only Vancouver behind it.
奥克兰在住房负担能力与收入相关的七个城市中排名倒数第二，仅次于温哥华。

It ranks last of 8 peer cities for the ability to find fulfilling work.
它在找到令人满意的工作的能力方面在 8 个同行城市中排名最后。

The city ranks second-to-last for access to public transport and active modes, but has seen the highest rate of shift away from cars in the last year.
该市在公共交通和活跃模式方面排名倒数第二，但去年远离汽车的比率最高。

The report says safety concerns persist, with 88.5% of Aucklanders believing the city was less safe at the of 2023 than the previous year, despite declining crime rates over the last 12 months.
报告称，安全问题仍然存在，尽管过去 12 个月犯罪率有所下降，但 88.5% 的奥克兰人认为，到 2023 年，这座城市的安全性低于上一年。

Committee for Auckland commissioned the report and its director, Mark Thomas, said there were declines in the city’s measures of connectivity, experience, prosperity and sustainability.
奥克兰委员会委托撰写了这份报告，其主任马克·托马斯（Mark Thomas）表示，该市在连通性、体验、繁荣和可持续性方面的衡量标准有所下降。

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“Auckland’s concerning decline in prosperity points to the city’s higher cost of living, stubbornly low productivity, increasing unemployment and widening inequalities,” he said.
“奥克兰令人担忧的繁荣衰退表明，该市的生活成本较高，生产率顽固低下，失业率上升和不平等现象扩大，”他说。

“All these damage Auckland’s reputation for liveability.”
“所有这些都损害了奥克兰宜居性的声誉。

Thomas said there were gaps in Auckland’s urban experience.
托马斯说，奥克兰的城市经验存在差距。

“We are not yet addressing our transport infrastructure deficits, progress on decarbonisation is slow, and housing affordability and persistent safety concerns all emerge as competitive challenges for the city to address to improve its position.”
“我们还没有解决交通基础设施的赤字，脱碳进展缓慢，住房负担能力和持续的安全问题都成为该市需要解决的竞争挑战，以提高其地位。”

He said it was encouraging to see Auckland improve in its measure for opportunity, place and resilience – driven by stronger corporate demand, the city’s amenity and work-life balance advantages, and its ability to handle crises.
他说，令人鼓舞的是，在更强劲的企业需求、城市便利设施和工作与生活平衡优势以及处理危机的能力的推动下，奥克兰在机会、地点和复原力方面的衡量有所改善。

“Auckland is seen as an important and reliable gateway for corporates and a popular location for investors. Also, our growing and diverse population provides the foundation for a more inclusive city,” Thomas said.
“奥克兰被视为企业重要而可靠的门户，也是投资者的热门地点。此外，我们不断增长的多样化人口为建设更具包容性的城市奠定了基础，“托马斯说。

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“Comparatively, Auckland’s social cohesion, trust and confidence is a strength which is critical to crisis management as well as coping with future environment changes.”
“相比之下，奥克兰的社会凝聚力、信任和信心是一种优势，对于危机管理以及应对未来环境变化至关重要。”

Auckland’s slower than anticipated rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic, the January 2023 floods and price inflation are also factors in the city slipping in its rankings.
奥克兰从 Covid-19 大流行、2023 年 1 月的洪水和物价上涨中反弹的速度慢于预期，这也是该市排名下滑的因素。

The report recommended Auckland focus on developing consistent infrastructure investment and credible plans to deliver this, in order to service Auckland’s growth.
该报告建议奥克兰专注于发展持续的基础设施投资和可靠的计划来实现这一目标，以便为奥克兰的增长提供服务。

“Reducing the city’s transport deficit is a multi-cycle effort that relies on reliable and responsive project funding, long-term planning and land acquisition, and stronger Auckland-specific co-ordination and commitments with national government,” the report said.
报告称：“减少奥克兰市的交通赤字是一项多周期的努力，它依赖于可靠且反应灵敏的项目资金、长期规划和土地征用，以及与国家政府更强有力的奥克兰特定协调和承诺。

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown said the region needed a better national and local strategic consensus for its infrastructure needs.
奥克兰市长韦恩·布朗（Wayne Brown）表示，该地区需要更好的国家和地方战略共识来满足其基础设施需求。

“The report strengthens the case for a fundamentally different relationship between Auckland and the central government. We are a third of the country, the powerhouse of New Zealand’s economy, and more like a city state than a local council.”
“该报告加强了奥克兰与中央政府之间根本不同关系的理由。我们是新西兰三分之一的国土，是新西兰经济的重镇，更像是一个城市国家，而不是一个地方议会。

Brown said any Auckland Deal must recognise that.
布朗表示，任何奥克兰协议都必须认识到这一点。

“The Manifesto for Auckland, which I published last year, outlined the basis for such a deal. What is good for Auckland is good for New Zealand, but Auckland solutions made by Aucklanders are needed for Auckland problems.”
“我去年发表的《奥克兰宣言》概述了这样一项协议的基础。对奥克兰有利的事情对新西兰也有好处，但奥克兰人提出的奥克兰解决方案是解决奥克兰问题所必需的。

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The report also recommends Auckland’s public and private sector collaborate to reinvent the city centre and focus on attracting more business, investment and talent into the economy.
该报告还建议奥克兰的公共和私营部门合作，重塑市中心，并专注于吸引更多的企业、投资和人才进入经济。

Auckland accounts for 38 percent of New Zealand’s GDP and 33 percent of New Zealand’s population.
奥克兰占新西兰GDP的38%，占新西兰人口的33%。

Minister for Auckland Simeon Brown said the government knows that for New Zealand to be successful, Auckland must be successful.
奥克兰部长西蒙·布朗（Simeon Brown）表示，政府知道新西兰要想成功，奥克兰必须成功。

“The report highlights both the challenges and opportunities facing Auckland, and why the government must focus on economic growth and lifting productivity if our city is to remain internationally competitive.”
“该报告强调了奥克兰面临的挑战和机遇，以及为什么如果我们的城市要保持国际竞争力，政府必须专注于经济增长和提高生产力。

He said Auckland’s business and innovation brand must be developed and prioritised if the city wants to attract investment into new industries.
他说，如果奥克兰想要吸引对新行业的投资，就必须发展并优先考虑奥克兰的商业和创新品牌。

“Our trajectory in successfully growing innovative and investable businesses is broadly positive. We have advantages in fintech, software and creative industries, as well as promise in the food sector. However, innovation enablers including infrastructure, talent and funding are barriers, compared to peer cities,” Simeon Brown said.
“我们在成功发展创新和可投资业务方面的发展轨迹总体上是积极的。我们在金融科技、软件和创意产业方面具有优势，在食品领域也有所希望。然而，与同行城市相比，包括基础设施、人才和资金在内的创新推动因素是障碍，“Simeon Brown说。

“But, according to the report, we need to improve planning around our economic, spatial and infrastructure developments to better guide where and how future jobs in advanced sectors will cluster, what specialisations will be built up, and what growth and talent settings will support innovative firms.”
“但是，根据该报告，我们需要改进围绕经济、空间和基础设施发展的规划，以更好地指导先进行业未来工作岗位的聚集地和方式，将建立哪些专业化，以及什么样的增长和人才设置将支持创新公司。

The coalition government scrapped Auckland Light Rail and the Regional Fuel Tax, forcing projects it funded to be put on ice.
联合政府废除了奥克兰轻轨和地区燃油税，迫使其资助的项目被搁置。

“The government’s ambitious transport plan will help Aucklanders get to where they want to go quickly and safely, with important Roads of National Significance projects such as Mill Road and the East-West Link, public transport projects including the Northwest Rapid Transit Corridor and Airport to Botany Busway, and completion of the Eastern Busway and City Rail Link.”
“政府雄心勃勃的交通计划将帮助奥克兰人快速安全地到达他们想去的地方，包括重要的国家重要道路项目，如Mill Road和East-West Link，公共交通项目，包括西北快速交通走廊和机场到Botany公交专用道，以及完成东部公交专用道和城市铁路连接线。”

来源：RNZ

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