Wellington is a city best experienced like a local and Wellington Mayor Justin Lester encourages visitors to ditch the maps and guides and get lost in this vibrant, compact city.
Paris? Copenhagen? Vienna? Melbourne? No, the world’s most liveable city is New Zealand’s creative capital, Wellington.
For the second year in a row Wellington has topped the Deutsch Bank Liveable City index which ranks world cities in categories such as safety in the city, health care, cost of living, pollution and climate.
Wellington has topped the table against bigger and arguably better-known cities including Zurich (2nd), Copenhagen (3rd), Edinburgh (4th) and Vienna (5th).
Wellington is a city best experienced like a local and Wellington Mayor Justin Lester encourages visitors to ditch the maps and guides and get lost in this vibrant, compact city.
“Being the world’s best place to live also makes Wellington one of the best places to visit. It has all the benefits of a big city – great restaurants, shopping, art, events, markets – but all in a compact area surrounded by a beautiful harbour on one side, and bush-clad hills on the other.
“On an international scale we are safe, affordable and we’ve got good transport connections. Most importantly we’ve got a city full of wonderful people, which makes being here a pleasure.”
The top ten most liveable cities according to the Deutsche Bank:
- Wellington
- Zurich
- Copenhagen
- Edinburgh
- Vienna
- Helsinki
- Melbourne
- Sydney
- Frankfurt
- Amsterdam
Tourism New Zealand markets New Zealand to the world as a visitor destination. Last year, 3.7 million overseas visitors came to New Zealand (year-end February 2018). International tourism is New Zealand’s top export earner, contributing $14.5 billion into the economy and directly employing over 188,000 people (year-end March 2018).
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