How are people feeling about Wellington? - this recent survey has insights
From WCC eNewsletter
The two-yearly Nielsen Quality of Life survey questioned 6,900 residents in New Zealand’s biggest cities – Wellington, Porirua, Hutt, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Auckland and Tauranga. It found Wellingtonians rate their city highly in terms of quality of life and pride in their city’s look and feel.
Almost eight out of ten Wellingtonians (79%) view the city as a great place to live. Wellingtonians have the greatest pride in their city of all the residents of the eight cities polled, with more than six out of ten (61%) taking pride in the look and feel of the capital city.
Furthermore, nine out of ten (89%) Wellingtonians say they have a very good quality of life. Although, financial well-being and COVID-19 have created strain in some areas. ….
… One in two Wellingtonians say they are worried about climate change and have been undertaking a range of climate change actions over the past 12 months.
City safety is a top priority with an increasing percentage of Wellingtonians saying they felt unsafe in the city at night – 52% in 2022, compared to 34% in 2020. Begging and rough sleeping are also viewed as issues for the city (82% and 84% respectively).
Survey respondents shared other concerns around traffic (74%), parking (67%) and water pollution (67%).