The annual Residents Monitoring Survey (RMS) provides an estimate of what the city population thinks.

Mayor Tory Whanau says: “Pōneke is going through a huge transformation at the moment – and all the work we are doing now is setting the city up for generations to come.

“This survey will continue to help Wellington City Council make informed decisions about what residents want and need.

Right…..

One of the key metrics is “I feel a sense of pride in the way Wellington looks and feels” which is now at 50% down from 85%

Main reasons for dissatisfaction with Council decision making process (among dissatisfied respondents)

The biggest dissatisfaction comes from the feeling of the fact that Council doesn’t listen to the people with  “Don’t listen to residents” at 38%. Cycle lanes and Political issues/ infighting/ dysfunctional Council come in at 11% each. 

HOW SAFE DO WE FEEL IN WELLINGTON?

It’s staying very low, and has got worse during the day.

We are interested to learn about how safe you feel in and around Wellington. Please rate how safe you feel in the following situations: total ‘safe’

What are the reasons?

Main reasons for feeling unsafe in the CBD

Drugs and Alcohol is seen as the biggest reason for not feeling safe. 

What is going well? 

WCC says perceived ease of cycling around the city has seen strong improvement over the past three surveys (excludes “don’t know” responses). Related measure of satisfaction with cycling on cycleways shows a similar trend.

Thinking about the city’s transport system and moving around the city. How easy is it to…?