Auckland named as world’s most liveable city, Wellington fourth in Economist survey

Covid-19 has shaken up the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) annual ranking of most liveable cities, propelling Auckland to first place. New Zealand’s most-populous city, home to 1.7 million Kiwis, beat out major cosmopolitan centres such as Tokyo and Vienna, the champion of the last poll in 2019.

Wellington also rocketed up the list, with “The Coolest Little Capital in the World” sitting at number four on the list, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). So Aucklanders, next time you’re sitting in traffic waiting for a bus that never turns up or dodging window washers at intersections, remember that you do not have it so bad. -TIN Bureau