Citizens’ assembly on the next source of water for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. A case study of deliberative democracy in Aotearoa

<p>  </p> <p>Last year, Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures and Watercare partnered on a novel approach to involve Aucklanders in a decision-making process that could become a model throughout the country.</p> <p>The organisations set up a citizens’ assembly to learn first-hand from Auckland residents about their preferences for meeting the city’s future water needs. </p> <p>The process and lessons learnt, and how deliberative democracy was localised for an Aotearoa New Zealand context, are covered in a new Koi Tū case study report, <em><strong>Citizens’ assembly on the next source of water for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.</strong></em></p>