Wellingtoniers? Wellingtonites?

[vifferman]

Hail, O Wellingtonians! (I remembered that's what it were...)
I have an acquaintance (a fellow biker) from Murka who is moving to your sunny city to live/work/sunbathe for a year. The company he is to work for hasn't exactly been forthcoming (or even fifthcoming) with information. It sounds as though he knows absolutely nothing about The Capital and its extreme earthquake risk, gale-force winds and plague of politicians.
Some questions he's asked me so far are:
Any idea of the cost of a flat, there? (Availability would be good too)
How about bike rentals? (He won't have a car)
How's the public transportation system?
:spudwhat:
Answers to these questions, and anything else you can help out with would be greatly appreciated.

[vifferman]

Dang! Looks like I'll have to keep posting crap here to make this pop up....

[Cajun]

Dang! Looks like I'll have to keep posting crap here to make this pop up....

work out cheaper if here for a year to buy a bike, rental cost to much.

Wellington has a good transport system i believe compared to crap auckland and stuff, trains, tons of buses

[James Deuce]

Wellingtonians.

Public transport really depends on where he lives. If he gets a central city appartment he will be able to get anywhere in Central Wellington on foot in about 45 minutes max.

Hill suburbs in the Hutt don't have such good public transport, though it isn't too bad out Tawa/Porirua.

Definitely buy a bike and sell it. The only rental company that springs to mind was about $400 a week and I don't know of anyone doing bike leases, but White Trash would be your man for that.

Make sure he gets in touch with us so we can take him on rides and show him around and stuff.

Cheers

Jim

[bungbung]

Wot 'e said plus:

Rentals, I believe the average in Wellington is $280 at the moment. You can probably find a bedsit in Upper Hutt for $120. Two bedroom flat in town around the $300 mark.

All about location. I have two bedrooms and a gargre for $285 pw in Te Aro/Mt Cook from which I can walk across town to Thorndon in 40min.
(There is no more town left after that)

[Slipstream]

Any idea of the cost of a flat, there? (Availability would be good too)

Yet again it depends where you wanna live and whether you want to live with others.
By yourself between 160 and 250 should cover it.
With others:
Central City 80 - 150
Suburbia around city 70 - 120
Hutt Valley and Porirua 60 - 100

Newspaper watching on Wed and Sat is best. Or Property management companys are even better, 'cept you have to pay some money for their services.

[Slipstream]

All about location. I have two bedrooms and a gargre for $285 pw in Te Aro/Mt Cook from which I can walk across town to Thorndon in 40min.
(There is no more town left after that)

I live in Hataitai, which I can walk through the tunnel and be in central town in 20mins. $250 two bedrooms and a garage.
Definitely all about location....But also what kind of property you wanna live in. Bedsit, townhouse, appartment, stand alone house...caravan.

[Paul in NZ]

In general public transport is better than anyplace else in NZ as there is a light rail system and plenty of busses.

Avoid trying to find a flat when the students are looking for them.

When the weather is terrible, it's bloody shocking but you get used to it. When it's good, it's brilliant.

The people are usually more friendly because no one is ever born here, they all come here from ather places to work and have no mates so they are all frigging desperate.

Apart from that tell him to be bloody careful of the motorcycle community here in Wellington because just between you and me, they (apart from me of course) are all a bloody queer bunch and can't be trusted. They drink to excess, ride too fast, indulge in vile carnal practices, use profane language and are habitual law breakers.

Paul N

[Slipstream]

Apart from that tell him to be bloody careful of the motorcycle community here in Wellington because just between you and me, they (apart from me of course) are all a bloody queer bunch and can't be trusted. They drink to excess, ride too fast, indulge in vile carnal practices, use profane language and are habitual law breakers.

I'd like to take f**ken resemblence to that f**ken remark! ......
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[Posh Tourer :P]

I'd like to take resemblence to that remark! ......

I thought someone might. Sounded pretty normal to me.

[Cajun]

I'd like to take f**ken resemblence to that f**ken remark! ......
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hahaha

[StoneChucker]

I have 1 room to rent, and I'm not a student, so it's not a hell hole hahaha

$180/week, plus expenses
Great place, amazing views, fireplace, tumble dryer, etc......
On a bus route
Mornington, just up the hill from Newtown.

Available from 23rd of October (this month)

[Sparky Bills]

Paul...
How can you say that?


We are not queer!
There are just some "funny" people with "funny" idea's.
Everything else is true.

[badlieutenant]

I have 1 room to rent, and I'm not a student, so it's not a hell hole hahaha

$180/week, plus expenses
Great place, amazing views, fireplace, tumble dryer, etc......
On a bus route
Mornington, just up the hill from Newtown.

Available from 23rd of October (this month)

not far from zoo and the other zoo I didnt like living in aro valley, nice people, suk climate (karori was the same)

[MOTOXXX]

its gota be cheaper than living in auckland city eh?
or am i wrong.

oh and he wont be sunbathing.... the only burn he'll be gettin is wind burn