Auckland took the cake over Wellington ranking in at 4th place, while Wellington just missed out on making the top 10 at 12th place.
As a Aucklander and student Planner, these results actually shock, surprise and fascinate me all at the same time considering that there are thousands of cities in the world, Auckland is ranked the coveted 4th place. No disrespect to Auckland, but in my opinion there are so many great and well-planned cities throughout Europe and America that offers great culture and lifestyles, so I was rather surprised when Auckland was ranked 4th.
Do I think worthy Auckland is worthy of this spot though? Its hard to say because I think it all comes down to personal preference. However, I do feel that Auckland has stepped up in recent years to become a globally competitive city by upgrading their public transport system to making a major regional governance reform.
On the other hand, Wellingtonians would be proud to hear that their the city was ranked 5th in the Eco-City ranking, when Auckland didn't even make it to the top 10 sitting at its 13th spot.
After studying Planning for more than 2 years, you start to develop your thinking like a real life Planner. When I was in Wellington earlier this year, I thought it the city area was really well-planned, and possibly even better than Auckland I must say.
I thought that the heritage buildings of Wellington was really well maintained and preserved, and was integrated well with the other modern buildings.
Lets not forget the stunning views of Oriental Bay as well!
View of Oriental Bay from Te Papa rooftop.
View of Wellington City harbour and Oriental Bay from top of cable car
From a Planning perspective, its interesting to find an article like this when you think about all the aspects that make a city liveable and consider them among the global ranks of other cities. Something to think about and food for thought for sure.
Click on the link below to read the article yourself and see the full top 10 lists.
http://travel.msn.co.nz/destinations/newzealand/1059136/new-zealand-cities-named-in-worlds-best
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