The world’s top 1000 cities are out. New Zealand would like a word

Oxford Economics has released a global ranking of the world's top 1000 cities, a list that includes only three locations from New Zealand.

The limited representation of New Zealand cities has drawn local attention and critique, characterized colloquially as being overlooked despite the large scale of the global index.

The inclusion of just three New Zealand cities in the top 1000 highlights disparities in how smaller nations or specific geographic regions are evaluated within comprehensive international economic indices.