And my friends who still live here say "this place is becoming a ghost town, I'm getting out to Auckland or Melbourne or somewhere as soon as I have the money saved". Prickly defensiveness at the suggestion that there is anything wrong with Welly - that it reached perfection in 2005 and nothing has needed to change since then - is of course a local tradition.
But seriously, if Wellington's economy is buoyant and nothing to worry about, surely Welnix will get a good deal and we'll all be happy. Right?
Courtenay Place is the entertainment strip of Wellington. Pub Quotes: "It's cheaper to fly to Wgtn to have my stag do than the taxi fares between pubs of Christchurch" Cheaper to fly to Wgtn for a great Hen;s night than doing it in Auckland" Walk the strip after 11 pm to see the crowds, Friday and Saturday night pay for the week. Weekdays 12-- till 2 on Lampton Quay $1000 a square metre for rents big shops would move out if no life. (needs traffic wardens for the footpaths) - We drive on the left but walk where we want (stupid) causing KAOS