Which cities in New Zealand have the best nightlife and culture?

The most vibrant cities in New Zealand are ranked above by lifestyle amenity scores covering cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks.

How is the vibrancy score calculated?

The vibrancy score is a composite of scores for cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability within each city.

How are vibrancy scores calculated?

Vibrancy scores are calculated from venue and amenity data including cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability.

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Vibrant Cities

New Zealand

Overview

Top 100 cities ranked by lifestyle amenities including cafes, coworking spaces, nightlife, restaurants, and parks.

Rankings

Rank	City	Score	Cafes	Coworking	Bars	Restaurants	Parks
#1	Auckland	466	254	7	141	425	64
#2	Wellington	309	153	1	102	199	53
#3	Kelburn	305	151	1	102	194	51
#4	Christchurch	216	88	2	63	149	63
#5	Brooklyn	142	56	1	40	101	45
#6	Hamilton	135	67	1	29	106	38
#7	Dunedin	117	53	0	23	74	41
#8	Rothesay Bay	98	29	0	5	32	64
#9	Papakura	97	14	0	7	10	76
#10	Nelson	89	43	1	16	62	29
#11	Rotorua	79	33	1	18	70	27
#12	Queenstown	79	22	0	28	62	29
#13	Napier	78	42	0	14	60	22
#14	Taupo	76	29	0	6	32	41
#15	Waitakere	75	15	0	2	17	58
#16	North Shore	71	12	1	5	15	53
#17	Mangere	68	4	0	0	7	64
#18	Tamaki	65	15	1	3	22	46
#19	Pakuranga	62	11	0	2	16	49
#20	Tauranga	61	27	0	11	36	23
#21	Lower Hutt	61	21	1	5	25	34
#22	Takanini	60	8	0	0	3	52
#23	Richmond	59	12	0	7	10	40
#24	Whangarei	59	30	0	10	28	19
#25	Palmerston North	58	23	0	10	43	25
#26	Red Hill	55	1	0	0	0	54
#27	Blenheim	51	4	0	13	12	34
#28	Wanaka	50	16	1	9	28	24
#29	Lincoln	49	3	0	1	6	45
#30	Prebbleton	47	1	0	1	3	45
#31	Petone	45	26	0	7	24	12
#32	Whakatane	44	17	0	4	19	23
#33	Porirua	42	12	0	1	5	29
#34	Wiri	42	17	1	1	13	23
#35	Hastings	42	12	0	7	15	23
#36	Cromwell	40	7	0	1	7	32
#37	Kerikeri	40	16	0	2	11	22
#38	Rosebank	40	6	1	0	1	33
#39	Whitianga	38	8	0	2	13	28
#40	Kaiapoi	35	5	0	0	7	30
#41	Invercargill	34	8	0	3	15	23
#42	Tokoroa	34	6	1	5	4	22
#43	Waiuku	34	3	0	3	2	28
#44	Matamata	32	9	0	3	6	20
#45	Oamaru	32	11	0	3	10	18
#46	Tairua	31	1	0	0	3	30
#47	Gore	31	3	0	1	4	27
#48	Turangi	30	6	0	2	3	22
#49	Rolleston	30	4	0	2	16	24
#50	Warkworth	29	5	0	0	9	24
#51	Wanganui	29	9	0	4	17	16
#52	New Plymouth District	29	7	0	4	6	18
#53	Gisborne	28	2	0	2	5	24
#54	Thames	28	16	0	6	4	6
#55	Masterton	28	10	0	2	9	16
#56	Woodend	27	1	0	1	2	25
#57	Whangamata	27	11	0	3	4	13
#58	Amberley	26	6	0	3	3	17
#59	Levin	25	6	0	5	10	14
#60	Kawerau	25	1	0	2	2	22
#61	Taradale	24	5	0	1	12	18
#62	Picton	22	4	0	6	11	12
#63	Te Anau	22	9	0	2	15	11
#64	Paraparaumu	22	3	0	0	3	19
#65	Waihi	22	6	0	2	4	14
#66	Kaitaia	22	5	0	1	3	16
#67	Ashburton District	21	4	0	0	4	17
#68	Hawera	20	9	0	4	3	7
#69	Otorohanga	20	5	0	2	2	13
#70	Otaki	20	6	0	0	2	14
#71	Raglan	19	7	0	3	6	9
#72	Arrowtown	19	8	0	3	9	8
#73	Methven	17	4	0	5	11	8
#74	Cambridge	17	4	0	0	0	13
#75	Ngaruawahia	17	1	0	0	4	16
#76	Katikati	16	8	0	0	4	8
#77	Wakefield	15	2	0	0	0	13
#78	Paihia	15	7	0	4	18	4
#79	Mapua	15	3	0	4	3	8
#80	Te Kauwhata	14	2	0	1	1	11
#81	Paeroa	14	7	0	0	2	7
#82	Bluff	14	3	0	1	2	10
#83	Waihi Beach	14	2	0	1	5	11
#84	Takaka	13	5	0	1	3	7
#85	Waiouru	13	4	0	1	1	8
#86	Timaru District	13	1	0	0	2	12
#87	Darfield	13	1	0	0	1	12
#88	Geraldine	13	5	0	1	5	7
#89	Motueka	12	2	0	0	0	10
#90	Hokitika	12	5	0	2	7	5
#91	Brightwater	12	0	0	2	1	10
#92	Winton	11	1	0	1	0	9
#93	Waitara	11	0	0	0	2	11
#94	Greymouth	10	0	0	2	3	8
#95	Foxton	10	2	0	4	1	4
#96	Wellsford	9	5	0	1	5	3
#97	Opotiki	9	3	0	1	3	5
#98	Pleasant Point	9	2	0	1	0	6
#99	Ngatea	9	4	0	1	0	4
#100	Eltham	8	1	0	0	0	7

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Sources: City Amenity Data · Last updated: 2025

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