Residents Monitoring Survey 2025 results released
Info from WCC
The RMS is Wellington City Council’s annual check-in with residents to understand their views on a wide range of topics and, along with the nationwide Quality of Life biannual survey, helps to form a small part of the wider performance story in the Annual Report.
While respondents generally agree Wellington is a great place to live, work and play, overall feelings towards the city have shifted significantly over the past decade, with dissatisfaction about the look, feel and vibe of the capital, reflecting a similar downturn in sentiment around the motu.
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The 2025 survey took place in two parts. The final sample size was:
1,088 for part one
1,174 for part two.
It had a margin of error around 3% for the Wellington City population. The samples were post-weighted to be representative of Wellington City residents by age, gender, and ward.
Resident’s Monitoring Survey 2025 report (880KB PDF)
Resident’s Monitoring Survey 2025 summary (1.4MB PDF)Read the key findings in Our Wellington: Residents Monitoring Survey 2025 results released
