City assessment
How smart is Wellington?
Wellington scores 58% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #276 of 386 by smart reach and #242 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 16 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 22 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#276 / 386
Smart score
58%
Evidenced rank
#242 / 387
Criteria present
33 / 86
Evidence coverage
76.7%
Wellington's smart city score by area
3 present · 8 partial · 1 absent · 3 not yet assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 5 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
3 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 2 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
Where Wellington is strong
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development · 2 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Digital Government Services · 3 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 3 partial
Not yet assessed
16 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles3 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility2 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Green Space & Biodiversity2 of 3
- Education & Digital Skills1 of 3
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Climate Action & Emissions · Climate action plan
Greater Wellington has an Organisational Climate Emergency Action Plan and a Regional Climate Emergency Action Plan, and has a Council endorsed target to be climate positive by 2045.
https://gw.govt.nz/environment/climate-change/what-we-are-doing/Climate Action & Emissions · Greenhouse-gas inventory
Greater Wellington measures and reports its regional greenhouse gas emissions using the production-based Global Protocol methodology for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, with data available since 2000/01.
https://gw.govt.nz/environment/climate-change/regional-emissions-monitoring/Climate Action & Emissions · Emissions monitoring / reporting
Greater Wellington regularly monitors and reports its regional greenhouse gas emissions, showing a 7% decrease in total gross emissions over the last five years and a 16.6% decrease since 2001, and publishes a regional GHG Emissions Inventory (e.g., 2024 ve…
https://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 ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 22 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.