Property Management

Auckland 5th, Wellington 15th in global survey of cities

Auckland ranks fifth in a survey of 215 cities on quality of life.

Wednesday, March 03rd 2004

The Swiss cities of Zurich and Geneva, with first class education, top the list, while the war-battered Iraqi capital, Baghdad, is last.

Vancouver and Vienna also ranked ahead of Auckland, which tied equal fifth with Sydney, Bern, Copenhagen and Frankfurt. Wellington was 15th.

The survey was compiled by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, which evaluates criteria including economic and environmental factors, health, education, transport and safety.

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Unity First Home Buyer special	3.99
SBS FirstHome Combo	4.29
Co-operative Bank - First Home Special	4.69
ICBC	4.69
ANZ Special	4.75
Kiwibank Special	4.75
ASB Bank	4.75
SBS Bank Special	4.75
TSB Special	4.75
Westpac Special	4.75
AIA - Go Home Loans	4.75

Wairarapa Building Society	4.59
ASB Bank	4.75
TSB Special	4.75
SBS Bank Special	4.75
ANZ Special	4.75
Westpac Special	4.75
AIA - Go Home Loans	4.75
Kainga Ora	4.75
Kiwibank Special	4.79
Nelson Building Society	4.87
BNZ - Std	4.89

SBS Bank Special	5.39
Westpac Special	5.39
ICBC	5.39
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ	5.49
Kainga Ora	5.49
AIA - Go Home Loans	5.49
ASB Bank	5.49
TSB Special	5.49
BNZ - Classic	5.59
Kiwibank Special	5.59
BNZ - Std	5.59

SBS Construction lending for FHB	3.74
AIA - Back My Build	4.44
CFML 321 Loans	4.75
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ	5.70
Co-operative Bank - Standard	5.70
Heartland Bank - Online	5.75
ICBC	6.09
Kiwibank - Offset	6.15
Kiwibank	6.15
ASB Bank	6.29
SBS Bank	6.29