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AI & jobs · Regional Council in New Zealand

Wellington

Regional Council NZ-WGN Capital region Largest city: Wellington
38%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 36% (+1.6 pts).
MODEL1st of 24 regions112K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
543K
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
10.2%
3rd largest of 24
People in workMODEL
293K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.4%
national 7.0%
Area
8,317 km²
65 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Urban
100% live in major cities
Largest city
Wellington
393K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
6
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
1.02×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
10.4%
10.2% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
41%
national 44%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
46%
national 46%
Augmentation 54%Automation 46%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Wellington New Zealand
Business services 15.7%
Retail & wholesale 12.8%
Health & care 12.6%
Construction 9.6%
Education 8.9%
Manufacturing 7.6%
Public admin 5.7%
ICT & software 5.5%
Other services 5.2%
Hospitality 4.8%
Transport & logistics 4.2%
Finance 3.9%
Agriculture 2.3%
Utilities 1.0%
Mining 0.2%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Business services 21K Health & care 16.3K Retail & wholesale 13.8K Education 12.5K Public admin 8,517 ICT & software 7,244 Finance 6,350 Manufacturing 5,681

Ranking in New Zealand

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 24 regions.

1Wellington 38% 2Auckland 38% 3Nelson 37% 4Hawke's Bay 36% 5Bay of Plenty 36% 6Canterbury 36% 7Gisborne 36%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits New Zealand's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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