Gift giving generosity - top Kiwi towns

Submitted by Michael on December 5, 2011 - 1:56pm

Upper MoutereOxfam has revealed New Zealand’s most generous towns in its first-ever Oxfam Unwrapped Generosity List.

By looking at the numbers and locations of gifts given through the Oxfam Unwrapped appeal, Oxfam has named the South Island town of Upper Moutere as the country’s most generous.

Upper Moutere ranked highest on the list for having donated the most gifts for its population size – around 152 people.

The top ten

1. Upper Moutere, Tasman

2. Takaka, Tasman

3. Ohaupo, Waikato

4. Russell, Bay of Islands

5. Paekakariki, Kapiti

6. Warkworth, Auckland region

7. Lyttelton, Christchurch

8. Port Chalmers, Dunedin

9. Collingwood, Tasman

10. Cheviot, Hurunui

The town with the highest average annual gift value (of $158.68), and far above the national average value of $18.60 was the Hauraki district town of Ngatea.

Areas with the top total gifting are Auckland, with nearly $750,000 donated over the last five years, Wellington and Christchurch.

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