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The charts below indicate the degree to which residents of New Zealand’s eight largest cities felt
different issues were a problem in their local neighbourhood.
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Graffiti, car theft and damage, dangerous driving and traffic risks were perceived as problems by 60% or more of residents in New Zealand’s eight largest cities.
Broken windows, unsafe people and air/noise pollution were seen as less of a problem than the other issues listed.
The tables below show the percentage of residents who felt that various urban environment issues
were a problem or big problem - by city, gender and ethnicity.
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Percentage of Residents who Have a Problem with Urban Environment Issues – by City
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Eight Cities (n=4,000)
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North Shore (n=500)
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Waitak (n=500)
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Auck (n=500)
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Manuk (n=500)
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Ham (n=500)
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Wgtn (n=500)
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ChCh (n=500)
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Ddn (n=500)
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| Rubbish/litter |
26
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14
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19
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35
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38
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23
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20
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23
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21
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| Graffiti |
41
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21
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42
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54
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62
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36
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17
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45
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11
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| Broken windows |
22
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11
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17
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28
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34
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18
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10
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25
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12
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| Car theft/damage |
49
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26
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36
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66
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62
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52
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34
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48
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40
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| Dangerous driving |
58
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39
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49
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69
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75
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55
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38
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63
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46
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| Traffic risks |
38
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27
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31
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48
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41
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33
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32
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40
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34
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| Unsafe people |
17
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8
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16
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19
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27
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17
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11
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18
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8
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| Air pollution |
28
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12
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21
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40
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29
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11
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7
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52
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8
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| Water pollution |
34
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51
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24
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45
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41
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32
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18
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26
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20
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| Noise pollution |
20
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14
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16
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31
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34
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18
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12
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13
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Residents of Auckland City and Manukau City were significantly more concerned with most of these
issues. On the other hand, residents of Dunedin, Wellington and North Shore cities were more
likely to feel that the majority of these issues were not a problem in their community.
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Main Things Residents of New Zealand’s Eight Largest Cities do in their Free Time
– by Gender & Ethnicity
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Eight Cities (n=4,000)
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Male (n=1,667)
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Female (n=2,333)
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European (n=2,954)
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Maori (n=348)
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Pacific Islands (n=206) |
Asian/ Indian (n=358)
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| Rubbish/litter |
26
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22
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30
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24
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34
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47
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21
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| Graffiti |
41
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40
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41
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39
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52
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57
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29
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| Broken windows |
22
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22
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22
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18
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25
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47
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24
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| Car theft/damage |
49
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48
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50
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48
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53
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65
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42
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| Dangerous driving |
58
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56
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60
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57
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64
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75
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55
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| Traffic risks |
38
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35
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40
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39
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36
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46
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31
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| Unsafe people |
17
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15
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18
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22
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30
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20
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12
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| Air pollution |
28
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26
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31
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27
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35
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42
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24
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| Water pollution |
34
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30
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37
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33
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47
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48
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18
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| Noise pollution |
20
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19
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22
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18
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29
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34
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Residents of Pacific Island ethnicity were significantly more concerned with all of the above issues.
This is in contrast to residents of Asian/Indian ethnicity in particular, where the majority of these
issues were seen as less of a problem.
Females were more likely to perceive rubbish/litter, dangerous driving, traffic risks and air and water
pollution as problems than males.
The charts below show the degree to which residents of New Zealand’s eight largest cities agree
with the statement ‘I feel a sense of pride in the way my city looks and feels’
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Seventy two percent of all residents felt a sense of pride in their city’s look and feel, while 9% did not.
City pride was stronger in Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin cities.
On the other hand, the largest proportion of residents who disagreed with having a sense of pride in their city lived in Manukau City, where 22% disagreed with this statement.
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While residents of Maori ethnicity were less likely to have a sense of pride in the look and feel of their city, those of Asian/Indian ethnicity were significantly more likely to feel a sense of pride.
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There were no significant differences in ratings of city pride between genders or households with different incomes.
All residents were also asked for the reasons that they felt/did not feel a sense of pride in the look
and feel of their city.
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Being a nice green city with beautiful parks and gardens was the top reason why residents felt a sense of pride in the look and feel of their city. Being clean/ not having litter and the atmosphere/people were also important reasons for having a sense of pride.
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The main reasons why residents did not feel a sense of pride in the look and feel of their city were due to it looking dirty, having safety concerns and being concerned with graffiti.
It is important to note that only 9% of residents did not feel a sense of pride in the look and feel of their city. The vast majority of residents were positive about this statement.
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