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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Heartland Bank - Online	6.69
SBS FirstHome Combo	6.74
Wairarapa Building Society	6.95
Unity	6.99
Co-operative Bank - First Home Special	7.04
ICBC	7.05
China Construction Bank	7.09
BNZ - Classic	7.24
ASB Bank	7.24
ANZ Special	7.24
TSB Special	7.24

Unity First Home Buyer special	6.45
Heartland Bank - Online	6.45
TSB Special	6.75
Westpac Special	6.75
China Construction Bank	6.75
ASB Bank	6.75
ICBC	6.75
AIA - Go Home Loans	6.75
Kiwibank Special	6.79
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ	6.79
ANZ Special	6.79

ASB Bank	6.39
Westpac Special	6.39
AIA - Go Home Loans	6.39
China Construction Bank	6.40
ICBC	6.49
SBS Bank Special	6.55
Kiwibank Special	6.55
BNZ - Classic	6.55
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ	6.55
TSB Special	6.59
Kainga Ora	6.99

SBS FirstHome Combo	6.19
AIA - Back My Build	6.19
ANZ Blueprint to Build	7.39
Credit Union Auckland	7.70
ICBC	7.85
Heartland Bank - Online	7.99
Pepper Money Essential	8.29
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ	8.40
Co-operative Bank - Standard	8.40
First Credit Union Standard	8.50
Kiwibank	8.50