 My name is Charlie Sien, I'm a resource consent planner at Auckland Council City Centre. I study a Bachelor of Urban Planning at the University of Auckland. Initially I saw planning is all about sustainability, sustainable development, about where bus stop goes and where all the houses go, but I learned that it's much more complex in there. So we learned many different urban series and practices. We learned to understand that every little thing could have a huge effect on how people live in the city. In my degree it's quite a small class, about 30 to 50 people. So these friends that you meet at university also become your lifelong friends. Finding such a small industry, you get to meet these people on a regular basis, whether as a client or walking alongside you. So it's good making all these different friends that really help you along the way. Planning students were giving a huge dedicated planning studio space that mimicked a professional working environment that you can present your ideas and your project. So the University of Auckland really taught me some important soft skills, critical thinking, team working and decision making. We had to help out a non-for-profit organisation outside the university to help them come here with some creative planning solutions to their issues. Specialist is really important as a planner to understand what they want and what we need in working together to reach the outcome that we both want for our student. So the degree had several papers targeting at the Resource Management Act and the resource consenting process. So this relates directly to what I'm working on now at the council. It's kind of creative planning solutions and outcomes to make Auckland and New Zealand a better place.