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New Zealand is officially pursing a wellbeing strategy to lift happiness as well as the economy. But Stats NZ has tracked Kiwi “overall life satisfaction” for more than a decade.

Now the Good Life Guide takes the latest life satisfaction data and presents it in an easy-to-use calculator.

Fill in your age, income, family details and whether you own your own home, and see where you sit on the ladder.

Life stage
What age-group are you in?
Home ownership
Do you own your own home, or rent?
Household income
What is the combined income of your household?
Personal income
What is your personal income?
Family type
What best describes your family?
Employment
What best describes your employment status?
Satisfaction
Rate your level of life satisfaction with zero being the lowest score and 10 the highest.
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