A new survey on the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders has found that Aucklanders are more worried than the average New Zealander about the worldwide recession, being able to retire comfortably and job security.
The survey of over 2000 people nationwide by Southern Cross Healthcare Group asked respondents to tick issues they were either 'worried' about, 'in between' on, or 'not worried' about from 11 topical issues.
Rising crime rates topped the list of worries for people from Auckland, with 55% saying they were worried about this issue. This was despite recent Police figures showing reported crime across the wider Auckland area had dropped over the last year.
The next biggest concerns for Aucklanders were insurance costs (53% of people worried) and being able to retire comfortably (52% worried). Across New Zealand, home and contents insurance premiums have risen substantially over the last year.