Overview Aotearoa Research Science
Research project

Wellington — Te Whanganui-a-Tara

A long-horizon, systems-engineering analysis of Wellington's problems and the solution camps that address them. Written on a 10 / 50 / 100-year frame, presented neutrally, and generated from a typed entity graph so every claim is traceable to a source.

  • Climate adaptation

    Sea level rise, the Wellington Fault, coastal hazard, and adaptation for the harbour-bowl capital.

  • Crime & safety

    Family violence, methamphetamine harm, and the policing of central Wellington's hospitality precinct.

  • Economy

    Public-sector concentration, central-government employment, and Wellington's productivity profile.

  • Education

    Tertiary access via Victoria University, school zoning, and lifelong learning across the Wellington region.

  • Environment

    Wellington Harbour, Cook Strait fisheries, biodiversity, and freshwater in the capital region.

  • Governance

    Wellington City Council, the GWRC, central–local relations, and Three Waters reform.

  • Health

    Wellington Regional Hospital capacity, the nurse workforce, mental health, and primary care access.

  • Housing

    Affordability, supply, social and emergency housing, and the rental market in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

  • Inequality

    Income, wealth, suburban disparity (Hutt vs central), and the structural drivers of Wellington inequality.

  • Infrastructure

    Three waters, rail and road tunnel resilience, energy, and digital connectivity in the harbour bowl.

  • Transport

    Rail patronage, the Mt Victoria and Terrace tunnels, motorway capacity, and active modes across Wellington.