Wellington city stress - pull quotes from research

Stressed-out students and public servants are contributing to Wellingtonians’ distress levels, mental health professionals say.

Wellingtonians are some of the most likely people in the country to be psychologically distressed.

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1 in 14 people in the Capital & Coast District Health Board zone are likely to have an anxiety or depressive disorder, the third highest rate in New Zealand.

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One of the other things that can be a factor in cities is over stimulation… wind could play in to this so wind noise on the windows and the whistling of the wind increases the cognitive load