// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wellington?
Wellington scores 79.1% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #26 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
79.1%
Rank
#26 / 213
Criteria present
58 / 82
Evidence coverage
87.8%
Wellington's smart city score by area
15 present · 4 partial · 2 absent
12 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
13 present · 1 partial · 3 absent
13 present · 4 partial · 3 absent
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Wellington is strong
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS) · Regulated shared micromobility
Wellington City Council has a 'micromobility code of practice' and information regarding shared e-scooters and e-bikes, indicating a regulated framework for shared micromobility.
https://www.wellingtoncitycouncil.govt.nz/services/parking-and-roads/transport/shared-e-scooters-and-e-bikesSmart Traffic & Adaptive Signals · Adaptive traffic signals
Wellington has a 'smart motorway' project for the Northern Corridor, which typically includes adaptive traffic signal control.
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/wellington-northern-corridor/ngaio-to-aotea-quay/smart-motorway/Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals · Smart parking
Wellington offers smart parking services, including a smartphone application called PayMyPark for parking payments.
https://wellington.govt.nz/services/parking-and-roads/parking/smart-parkingSmart Traffic & Adaptive Signals · Real-time traffic/incident data
Wellington provides real-time traffic updates and incident data through a traffic dashboard and utilizes transport sensors for travel data.
https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/wellington/traffic-updatesAbout this assessment
Wellington was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.