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Focus area



We have decided to focus on a target area including the Terrace and Featherston. In our opinion it is the most business orientated area of Wellington CBD and is where we will start our research. The area also includes Lambton Quay which is very retail based.

Public space research - pull quote


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.


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.


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