Pride of place

According to the third national Quality of Life survey, nine out of ten New Zealanders rate their quality of life as good or better. Wellingtonians thought they had the best quality of life at 94.9 per cent, followed by Dunedin at 94.2 per cent and Christchurch at 93.1 per cent. The 12 participating councils were North Shore, Waitakere, Auckland, Manukau, Rodney, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Porirua, Hutt City, Christchurch and Dunedin. Researchers for the survey spoke to 500 people in each of the 12 main centers and 2,000 people in the rest of the country. The survey was funded by the councils and the Ministry of Social Development.