With Auckland's Council set to slash its budget, the city's cash-strapped economic development agency is making its case for funding by boasting about the benefits it created in the past six months.
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited says events it helped bring to the city in the six months to February, including the Rugby World Cup, created a near $40 million economic boost for the region, $13.7 million more than the same period in 2019.
Despite that success, the events calendar is bare from next year, with the agency saying it doesn't have the funding to bid for big events.
Its arts, entertainment and events director Richard Clarke spoke to Corin Dann.
