Key points
This indicator measures residents’ rating (on a five point scale) of their sense of pride in the way their city/town looks and feels. This indicator acts as a barometer of the way residents in the areas surveyed feel about the various aspects that comprise the built environment and their city/town’s liveability.
- Survey results show that most Waikato residents feel a sense of pride in their district or city.
- Three quarters of the respondents (78%) agreed with the statement ‘You feel a sense of pride in the way your district looks and feels’.
- Respondents from Taupo District rated the highest in the Region on the Agreement Index (76.4 points) regarding their sense of pride in their District, above the Waikato Region as a whole (70.1 points).
Respondents' sense of pride in the way their district looks and feels – Waikato territorial authority areas and New Zealand average 2007
Source: 2007 Waikato Community Outcomes Survey (International Research Consultants Ltd/MARCO); Big Cities Quality of Life Survey 2006
Note: The Agreement Index for New Zealand was calculated as a weighted average index from a five-point scale. Results for New Zealand come from a different source than the other results and may be influenced by methodological differences. For these reasons, comparisons with the New Zealand figures should be interpreted cautiously.
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More information
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What we want to achieve
The community outcome we are seeking to achieve by improving residents’ rating of their sense of pride in the way their city/town looks and feels is:
- We are proud of our region’s distinctive identity, its strong Maoritanga, and its rich and diverse natural and cultural heritage.