Wellington has been named the cleanest and greenest of 12 cities and districts included in the latest of a series of TopSpot reports.
Wellington, which has also won the best families category, came out ahead of Rodney in the latest report.
Recycling, pollution, open space and quality of life were some of the factors taken into consideration for the report.
Report author Stephen Hart said New Zealanders concerns about the environment, and a desire to live in places that were unpolluted, were becoming a top priority in people's lives.
Wellington and Rodney District were followed by Dunedin, Porirua, Hutt, Christchurch, Hamilton, Waitakere, Auckland, North Shore, Tauranga and Manukau.
The TopSpot reports, an ASB initiative to assist home buyers, bases its results on information from various sources including Statistics NZ.
