// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wellington?
Wellington scores 51.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #216 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
51.9%
Rank
#216 / 388
Criteria present
28 / 86
Evidence coverage
70.9%
Wellington's smart city score by area
3 present · 7 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 2 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Wellington is strong
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
Evidence highlights
Climate Action & Emissions · Climate action plan
Greater Wellington has an 'Organisational Climate Emergency Action Plan' and a 'Regional Climate Emergency Action Plan' to guide its climate action, with a target to be climate positive by 2045.
https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-council/who-we-are/sustainability/Climate Action & Emissions · Greenhouse-gas inventory
The Greater Wellington region has a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, measured and reported using the Global Protocol methodology for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, with data going back to 2000/01.
https://www.gw.govt.nz/environment/climate-change/regional-emissions-monitoring/Climate Action & Emissions · Emissions monitoring / reporting
Regional greenhouse gas emissions are measured and reported, showing a 7% decrease in total gross emissions over the last five years and a 16.6% decrease since 2001, with the 'Greater Wellington Region GHG Emissions Inventory 2024' published on 19 Feb 2025.
https://www.gw.govt.nz/environment/climate-change/regional-emissions-monitoring/Green Space & Biodiversity · Biodiversity / nature strategy
The Greater Wellington region has a biodiversity strategy, as evidenced by an agenda document for the Environment Committee from February 2021 titled "biodiversity-strategy" and the region's environmental protection agency's activities which include monitor…
https://www.gw.govt.nz/document/1777/biodiversity-strategyAbout this assessment
Wellington was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.