Following a controversial $1million restructure last year, Napier City Council has welcomed the findings of a survey which it says "bodes well" for their progress.
The realignment was announced in June and saw 78 roles disestablished to make way for 78 new ones.
Yesterday the council announced a commissioned service delivery survey showed its overall performance has increased since the restructure.
SIL Research found through 400 surveys that the council was rated 7.3 out of 10 in terms of overall performance (with 10 being extremely well performed), up from 7.2 before the realignment began.
Using this same scale, 88.9 per cent rated NCC a 6 or higher, up from 86 per cent before the realignment began.
The council's sports fields, public libraries, parks, reserves and bike/walk tracks were rated the top four services, scoring 7.6 or more out of 10.