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According to the Ministry for the Environment, overall use of public transport in New Zealand is low, with only around 2.5% of trips making use of it. This figure is for the whole of New Zealand and includes centres that may have limited public transport. New Zealand was rated only 22nd in a survey for public transport use amongst 28 countries worldwide, with only 56% always, or sometimes, using public transport to reach work. At the same time, this share was much higher than for example in the US, with only 34% usage.
Considering the regions like Auckland, where the overall share is about 5%, this figure is comparable to numerous North American and Australian cities. However, use of public transport is higher in major cities, which have more developed systems. According to the 2006 census, 17% of Wellingtonians took public transport to work, as did 7% of Aucklanders. Wendell Cox, public policy consultant said in 2001 that Auckland's "public transport's downtown work trip market share is 31%" compared to Wellington's 26%. Cox further stated that no other centre in New Zealand achieved as high a market share as the Auckland city centre.
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