We are the 2nd-safest country in the world
New Zealand 2020 Crime & Safety Report
The U.S. Department of State has assessed Wellington and Auckland as being LOW-threat locations for crime directed at or affecting official U.S. government interests. Crime is less prevalent in New Zealand than in major U.S. cities. The Global Peace Index 2018 ranked New Zealand the second-safest country in the world.
We have the #1 leader in the world
Jacinda Ardern: #1 of The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders - Fortune.com
Jacinda Ardern had already sealed her position as a great leader early in her premiership of New Zealand, by empathetically steering her country through the aftermath of a terror attack and the deadly eruption of a volcano. Then the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and Ardern targeted not just suppression of the virus, but its complete elimination.
Auckland: World’s Most Livable City
World’s most livable city: Auckland wins as Covid shakes up rankings
The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken up the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual ranking of most livable cities, propelling Auckland to the top spot in place of Vienna, which crashed out of the top 10 altogether as the island nations of New Zealand, Australia and Japan fared best.
We have a stable economy
The New Zealand economy
New Zealand has an open economy that works on free market principles. It has sizeable manufacturing and service sectors complementing a highly-efficient agricultural sector. Exports of goods and services account for around one third of real expenditure GDP.
We’re the only country to receive an increase in S&P rating since Covid
S&P Global ratings upgrade a massive boost to Grant Robertson and Labour's economic management credentials
Global credit ratings agency S&P Global has given New Zealand the first ratings upgrade of any country since the global coronavirus pandemic, effectively giving the Government a cheaper credit card and sending a signal to global investors New Zealand is on a positive economic trajectory.