According to a travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler, Auckland is the friendliest city in the world.
New Zealand's city of sails has taken a big jump from 16th position last year to first position in 2014.
A reader said that the people of Auckland were friendly and their view on life is inspiring, reports Stuff.co.nz.
Many readers said Auckland was a beautiful city with clean water, air and a great culture.
On the contrary, Johannesburg was named as the world's most unfriendly city in Conde Nast Traveler.
Based on their experiences, the magazine readers chose the world's friendliest and most unfriendly cities.
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