Its Wellingtons turn to have its own CBD photo thread :)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/Wellington_city.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/Wellington-Harbour.jpg
Wellington harbour

Is Wellington Ms Density 2005 ? Ya been up in a Chopper LOL :)
Nah good stuff Bud , We really need to get Wellington up on the Banner ! :)

It really is quite impressive for its size. And its getting better every year.

WOW - Wellington gives DENSITY new meaning ;) Gr8 thread and about time. I can't wait to see Wellington for myself and she looks like a beaut !

yea i was very surprised by the density of areas especially along the motorway
its like an alleyway of buildings

Sure is a good looking city. Keep those beaut photos comming!

My turn lol:


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington01.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington02.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington03.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington04.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington05.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington06.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington07.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington08.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington09.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington10.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington07.jpg

This is the area im talking about its very dense when driving along here. Its highly impressive! :)

ive got it updated on emporis to now over 100 skyscrapers, which is more then perth or Adelaide.
love the city!

This is the area im talking about its very dense when driving along here. Its highly impressive! :)

Yeah and being on an elevated road it feels like the road could be 40 storeys high itself. There is a good carpark underneath it.

Yeah and being on an elevated road it feels like the road could be 40 storeys high itself. There is a good carpark underneath it.

Yea, when you go on the cable car it goes underneath the motorway and its really cool seeing underneath. They have done some artwork on the bridge peirs like in Auckland's new spaghetti junction.

This is the area im talking about its very dense when driving along here. Its highly impressive! :)

lol. I tried to get a photo about the same place a couple of weekends ago... but none of them came out very well, as i was trying to drive and take a photo at the same time... not a good idea when you are going onto the motorway at almost 100Kmph :cheers:

lol....yea i know and it sucks if the windows havnt been cleaned!!!

So instead go to www.davidwallphoto.com and seach wellington for some awesome aerials.

Yeah I have another photo of that area but it's not too good. The windscreen is a bit dirty and you can see the rear vision mirror lol.

lol

Yeah I have another photo of that area but it's not too good. The windscreen is a bit dirty and you can see the rear vision mirror lol.

sounds like an awesome pic :cheers:

Absolutely impressing.

View from the BNZ tower:
http://www.propertylook.com.au/listings/JLL/JLL_49/300/JLL_49_18323_11400.jpg
IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.propertylook.com.au/listings/JLL/JLL_49/300/JLL_49_18323_11400.jpg

Lightning Strikes!:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0106/7c673d6beb3ea2052591.jpeg
IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0106/7c673d6beb3ea2052591.jpeg

^^

wow the Lightning Strike pic looks interesting

http://k41.pbase.com/u8/cwest/upload/37446196._MG_00221.JPG

http://i.pbase.com/u8/cwest/upload/37446182._MG_00051.JPG

http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u5/cwest/upload/40953507._MG_00161.jpg

http://mk31.image.pbase.com/u46/cwest/upload/39920469._MG_00421.jpg

http://misheli.image.pbase.com/u8/cwest/upload/37446283._MG_00231.JPG

http://k41.pbase.com/u15/cwest/upload/21883546.W038.jpg

http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u15/cwest/upload/21883537.W023.jpg

^^^ Source: http://www.pbase.com/cwest/wellington_images


http://mk29.image.pbase.com/u42/dgawen/upload/27400078.IMGP2778.JPG

http://k41.pbase.com/u42/dgawen/upload/27400086.IMGP2786.JPG

http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u42/dgawen/upload/27400087.IMGP2787.JPG

^^^ Source: http://www.pbase.com/dgawen/wellington&page=all


http://k43.pbase.com/u8/ywchuen/large/32823595.P8210110a.jpg

^^^ Source: http://www.pbase.com/ywchuen/firstday


http://mishilo.image.pbase.com/u36/mikemccombie/large/32336711.DSCN1646_r.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/u35/mikemccombie/large/32336712.DSCN1657_r.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/u35/mikemccombie/large/32336715.DSCN1674_r.jpg

^^^ Source: http://www.pbase.com/mikemccombie/wellington

http://www.wellington.govt.nz/picturegallery/images//Wellington_City.jpg http://www.wellington.govt.nz/picturegallery/images//2004-02-07_Aerial_131.jpg http://www.wellington.govt.nz/picturegallery/images//2004-02-07_Aerial_072.jpg http://www.wellington.govt.nz/picturegallery/images//45607_387.jpg http://www.wellington.govt.nz/picturegallery/images//39314_002.jpg
With the harbour pics you can see why wellington's said to be a mini-Hong Kong. The new developments in willis street will make it alot denser.

Yes, its skyline sure makes it look alot larger than its population size!
Where does Parliament fit into the scheme of things in these pics?

Great aerials Astro!

MelbourneCity, in the two top left pics, Parliament is at the far right in the photo

With the harbour pics you can see why wellington's said to be a mini-Hong Kong. The new developments in willis street will make it alot denser.

You are so right, especially in this pic -

http://www.wellington.govt.nz/picturegallery/images//2004-02-07_Aerial_072.jpg


I LOVE the stadium :eek2: Simplicity is the art of beauty.

What is Greater Wellington's population .. approximately 370 000 ? What a feat, I don't think that there is any other city of 370 000 with a skyline like Wellington's. I stand corrected but I doubt it.

Yeah Wellington City is very small, but kind of has a dense feeling about it.... They have been saying for years that Wellington needs to build upwards, as space in the CBD is getting limited.

The greater Wellington population is about the 400,000 mark i think

Enigma

You probably know more about New Zealand than most New Zealanders. In 2004 the population of Wellington urban area was estimated to be 367,600.

www.stats.govt.nz

By the way, thanks for your great work on this forum!

Just thought i would show a few random pics I took from around the wellington waterfront the other day :)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/waterfront/frigate.jpg
This is the navy frigate (called the Wellington) that they are going to sink on 12 November. which is going to be a dive attraction for divers.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/waterfront/towardscity2.jpg
A look towards the city


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/waterfront/towardscity.jpg
Another look towards the city


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/waterfront/circa.jpg
Circa theatre... just next to Te Papa


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/waterfront/boat-shed.jpg
The boat shed... the base for the Wellington central rowers club

Beaut pics. Always good to see some more photos of Wellington :)

I like Wellington's waterfront, its nice in that you can actually walk right around it, unlike Auckland where the Port takes out a huge chunk, although that is about to change.

WOW - Wellington gives DENSITY new meaning ;) Gr8 thread and about time. I can't wait to see Wellington for myself and she looks like a beaut !

I agree.Having been to both Wellington and Auckland.Wellington felt bigger with all the density and cramped living between the mountains and the bay.

Wellington is an awesome city

http://i.pbase.com/v3/19/247019/2/51009179.pDSC_6896_1000.jpg Days like these you wouldn't wanna be anywhere else!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/callibucket/7BC52721552D54322D42472D85152D9E3F7.jpghttp://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/callibucket/7BA20112622D5EA22D4B6E2D960B2D43686.jpghttp://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/callibucket/7B9DE14AC62D460C2D44F52D98ED2DB4E1C.jpghttp://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/callibucket/7B7F24C28A2DDCF02D43542DA8822D33A82.jpghttp://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/callibucket/city-ariel.jpghttp://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/callibucket/motorway2.jpghttp://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/callibucket/outer-t.jpghttp://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/callibucket/well-low.jpg

Awesome pics there astro.
I would need to hire a helicopter to get some shots like that :) those pics really show how compact the Wellington CBD really is

http://i.pbase.com/v3/19/247019/2/51009179.pDSC_6896_1000.jpg Days like these you wouldn't wanna be anywhere else!

Totally agree :cheers:

wow...Wellington has some density I tell ya. Very nice!

ooo that's one of the nicest pics of welly I've seen. Shows the green hills behind the CBD nicely.

hi all, youv'e got a very nice city. congratulations.
greetings from easter island.
pd: when i read here that the city has a population of 400000, i almost loose my hair...

hi all, youv'e got a very nice city. congratulations.
greetings from easter island.
pd: when i read here that the city has a population of 400000, i almost loose my hair...

almost... thought you would have lost your hair :cheers:

Don't tell him about Auckland then, with 1.2 million! He'll have a hernia.

what happens with tokyo then? lol

um..turn into a back hole?

what happens with tokyo then? lol

shhhhhh... i would hate to think what would happen to him :cheers:

Hey all! :)

WOW...I am so impressed with Wellington........stunning, and the density is unbelievable!.......keep kicking ass!! :)

A small section of oriental bay :)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/wellington/oriental-bay.jpg

looking down Featherston street :)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/wellington/featherston-street.jpg

I really like that one of Oriental Bay and those Shots from Astro !
Myself and a few Friends that used to live in Wellington all same the say as you guys , on a Fine Day you can't beat Wellington ! :cheers:

Wellington was certainly my favourite NZ city when I was over there; the whole setting in the bay, the compactness of the city centre, the density around the ANZ/HSBC offices. Don't get my wrong, Auckland was nice, and has some great buildings, but that sprawl just put me off, also after going to Christchurch/Wellington/Auckland, I felt the lesser two had much more to offer that Auckland in terms of things to see and do. We spend a day at the Karori Sanctuary - it only took 15mins or so to get there by bus, but it felt like it was in the middle of nowhere, no on the edge of a major urban area.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/rickster2kuk/Australia%20and%20NZ%20cities/IMG_1041.jpg

Gorgeous pics - I can't wait to get to Wellington .... which Airlines offers the cheapest flights from AKL to WEL .. does anybody know ?

Air New Zealand does, just buy the tickets over the internet, www.airnz.co.nz

^^^ Cheers Mate

Here are some thumbnails. Click on them to get the full size image:


http://photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington10.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington10.jpg) http://photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington09.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington09.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington08.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington08.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington07.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington07.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington06.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington06.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington05.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington05.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington04.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington04.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington03.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington03.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington02.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington02.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/th_wellington01.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/Wellington/wellington01.jpg)

skyline pic of Wellington

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/wellington/PA11003555555.jpg

Looks like it must have been a Windy Wellington Day ! :)

Looks like it must have been a Windy Wellington Day ! :)

always windy there mark... its very hard to hold the camera still lol

I love these images of Wellington.

I visited Wellington for the first and only time back in 1996. I'd love to go back. What's it like to live there? Night life? Social life? Work life?

Cheers.

I love these images of Wellington.

I visited Wellington for the first and only time back in 1996. I'd love to go back. What's it like to live there? Night life? Social life? Work life?

Cheers.

Wellington has changed quite a bit since 1996

well if you like the wind its the place to be lol. anyway the night life is really good with plenty of clubs and pubs... and plenty of cafes to hang about in, on those lazy sunday mornings :cheers:

It is my city of choice in NZ, but then Auckland is catching up

i really like the density of wellington, cool city. Sorry but the weather is its only downside.

http://www.kiwitourism.com/cityofwellington/photos/city4.JPG :)

I love Cuba Mall, its just great

Anyone have pics of the Basin Reserve cricket ground, i've heard its quite unique. Gotta love that other cricket ground perched just over the CBD! (i dont think thats basin reserve!

I love Cuba Mall, its just great

yeah I would say it was the bucket fountain that draws all the crowds of people there though :cheers:

:) http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/vcljust001/photos/LDF5851-1.jpg :)

WOW thats cool. Imagine living there. You would always know the time lol.

AWesome pictures of wellington, i didnt think it was THAT dense! dam

Probably got more skyscrapers in its main CBD than L.As CBD if you think about it! now that is a funny thought

actually maybe not.....

its a really small CBD but its so cool that it seems like they have crammed al the buildings into one small area, unlike larger CBDs like Auckland which are much less dense

Anyone have pics of the Basin Reserve cricket ground, i've heard its quite unique. Gotta love that other cricket ground perched just over the CBD! (i dont think thats basin reserve!

I sent these pictures to Skyscraperpage.com Forum today so might as well share them here too :okay:
Theres a Basin Reserve ariel shot in amongst them, 2nd pic, green circle top left and 3rd pic :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/DSCF0014.jpg
^ Flying in on a chopper. north end
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/DSCF0017.jpg
^ Flying over Oriental Bay at the south end of the city
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/DSCF0025.jpg
^ Basin Reserve Cricket Ground
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/Broadwaters015.jpg
^ Typical high rise apartment buildings along Oriental Parade
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/DSCF0005.jpg
^ looking east along Oriental Parade from 9th floor roof
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/Broadwaters009.jpg
^ Looking west towards Wellington city from 9th floor roof
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/Broadwaters018.jpg
^ South end of city from Oriental Bay apartment block roof
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/Broadwaters019.jpg
^ Mid city
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/Broadwaters020.jpg
^ North end of cbd
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/Broadwaters021.jpg
^ Wharf area and Thorndon commercial area
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/Broadwaters022.jpg
^ Container wharfs and Westpac Stadium
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/Axa2004027.jpg
^ Mobil Tower/Midland Park from Axa roof
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/mikenz/SalamancaRd002.jpg
^ City cbd from behind taken from a residential roof in kelburn

Actually I took all these pictures on nice calm days, its not always windy, just most of the time :dance2:

How old are these images? Cause you can't see the Customhouse Quay tower, which is 3/4 finished.

Heard they gonna move the capital to palmaston north if wellingtons keep having earthquakes, damn, why not christchurch.

Heard they gonna move the capital to palmaston north if wellingtons keep having earthquakes, damn, why not christchurch.

Where did you get that bollocks from???

Wellington looks absolutely stunning! What a Cool City.

How old are these images? Cause you can't see the Customhouse Quay tower, which is 3/4 finished.

The ariel pics were taken 19 October 2004, I managed to get a free ride/tour on the Westpac Rescue chopper.
The across the harbour pics were taken 27 August 2004. They were taken from Broadwaters Apartments roof, in Oriental Parade.

These were just what I had stored on my computer already, sheech I only found this forum yesterday, give me a chance.

I don't have much recent cbd stuff, been working up on the Kapiti Coast most of this summer.

Heard they gonna move the capital to palmaston north if wellingtons keep having earthquakes, damn, why not christchurch.

:rofl:

Where'd u hear that from Kiss the Rain? lol, sounds just slightly ridiculous.

The ariel pics were taken 19 October 2004, I managed to get a free ride/tour on the Westpac Rescue chopper.
The across the harbour pics were taken 27 August 2004. They were taken from Broadwaters Apartments roof, in Oriental Parade.

These were just what I had stored on my computer already, sheech I only found this forum yesterday, give me a chance.

I don't have much recent cbd stuff, been working up on the Kapiti Coast most of this summer.

Don't worry im not telling you off, lol, was just wondering :cheers:

Where'd u hear that from Kiss the Rain? lol, sounds just slightly ridiculous.



Don't worry im not telling you off, lol, was just wondering :cheers:

well, there was a time last year when wellington experienced rapid small scale earthquakes as their epic centres were that close enough to wellington to cause any damage, but i heard rumors from various resourse(cant remember where) that its only a matter of time before wellington get a destructive earthquake and they might move the capital to palmeston north.

All of the government buildings in Wellington use Base Isolators and these mean that it would take a 10 Richter to knock em over.

Sorry, Palmy, but I dont think this'll happen.

Wellington has a lot of character. Really enjoyed my stay there last year. Have to say the bucket fountain though is the ugliest thing I've ever seen.

flyin_higher, no worries, being a fng on some forums you are never sure where you fit in, these pics are just some history to show this is my town too.
I am booked to go back to Broadwaters for more work on the roof when I can get the time to fit it in, it will be interesting to see the changes on that cross harbour view after 2 years :)

All of the government buildings in Wellington use Base Isolators and these mean that it would take a 10 Richter to knock em over.

Sorry, Palmy, but I dont think this'll happen.SO the politicians will be safe but no one else will. That's back to front if you ask me. :)

well, there was a time last year when wellington experienced rapid small scale earthquakes as their epic centres were that close enough to wellington to cause any damage, but i heard rumors from various resourse(cant remember where) that its only a matter of time before wellington get a destructive earthquake and they might move the capital to palmeston north.

:rofl:

That Pretty Glass thing in the Middle of the Paving and Seats ? :)

http://www.bayleys.co.nz/images/list_img/38489/38489_01.jpg

That Pretty Glass thing in the Middle of the Paving and Seats ? :)

http://www.bayleys.co.nz/images/list_img/38489/38489_01.jpg

That is the gorgeous Old Bank Arcade - it is like the old style arcades in Melbourne - the glass thingy is a skylight for the mall that runs underground.

That is the gorgeous Old Bank Arcade - it is like the old style arcades in Melbourne - the glass thingy is a skylight for the mall that runs underground.

What a Retard I am , should have Known LOL :)

That Pretty Glass thing in the Middle of the Paving and Seats ? :)

http://www.bayleys.co.nz/images/list_img/38489/38489_01.jpg

yeah its nice and classy :)

yeah its nice and classy :) :cheers:

and i thought this photo is worthy of bringing back an old thread ;)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/373870013_3d1e7eeafb_b.jpg

Could also post to the Urban Art thread?

Lovely shot there adamnz:cheers:

it's hideous! Looks like something out of half-life. Good pic though

MORE pics PLEASE ! of one of the World's most glamorous cities.

and i thought this photo is worthy of bringing back an old thread ;)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/373870013_3d1e7eeafb_b.jpg

Cuties Lurking behind those Bushes:banana:

Cuties Lurking behind those Bushes:banana:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Camp, Kinky Wellington :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Camp, Kinky Wellington :lol: :lol: :lol:

All can be released there , what do you think ?:cheers:

All can be released there , what do you think ?:cheers:

Hey fantastic - I think that would be such a laugh!!!

Hey boys - then all the campness will all be kept under wraps, and we'll all be safe at work :lol: :lol: :lol:

Tell yah - it's not safe to go on the CHC picture thread at the moment :lol:

Serious - good idea, I have no objections.

wooooo my old thread is back to life again... think ill have to get a few pics ready then

wooooo my old thread is back to life again... think ill have to get a few pics ready then

Go for it - Enigma is gagging for Wellington pictures - most of us are....:banana:

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120088.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120053.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120087.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120079.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120074.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120076.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120077.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120086.jpg

Even though that picture of the glass thing on the street is from ages ago heres on I took recently from inside it. Didn't come out as good as I thought it would.
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5526/pic1172at0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nice work guys - keep them coming.

Welly looks great. I haven't been there in at least a decade - I really need to go check it out.

I love this one.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120076.jpg

Big powerful steet (is that Lampton Quey - sorry for my ignorance) the newly planted trees down the middle will make it look spectacular when they are fully grown - imagine them drapped in twinkling lights at night - ggggggggggggggggggggggorgious :) :banana:

It's Jervois Quay. (btw spelling is Lambton Quay)

Yeah Wellington is a great city and council knows it – they are trying to make it the best little city in the world (that’s what mayor said).

Credit to the council. No wonder Petone and Eastbourne want to join Wellington city (they are with the Hutt right now)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/374343061_384368c9a9_b.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p61/Nick_Yeah/P1120076.jpg



Where are the cars and general sense of omphynous??!! :)
This has to be a Sunday afternoon shot and not a Monday morning...:sly:

A few oldies, my camera is missing, hense lack of updates :(
I will remake my site later to make pics bigger.

Lambton
http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/city/city4.jpg

http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/city/city2.jpg

BNZ
http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/city2/city8.jpg

Manners mall.
http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/city3/city7.jpg

Majestic tower
http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/city3/city6.jpg

Cuba mall
http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/city4/city2.jpg

http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/city4/city8.jpg

Density is Wellingtons middle name
http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/glasss/glass9.jpg

it's hideous! Looks like something out of half-life. Good pic though

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/374345773_5d43dba7e7_o.jpg

Density is Wellingtons middle name
http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/glasss/glass9.jpg

This is what sets Wellington apart from Auckland and any other NZ city.
I have a bit of a love/hate thing about Wellington but I do like this kind of feel.
In comparison the Auckland CBD is too spread out.
Should be filling in all the gaps and trying to emulate Wellington as the above photo illustrates so well.

^^ Agree.

Also my uni is a scraper. How fitting :cheers:

http://www.wellingtonphotos.co.nz/glass2/glass6.jpg

HELL ! I love this city. Thanks for all the pics ;) ... I have just asked the bf to take me away to Welly for a weekend (cross fingers) ;)

^^ I've never really noticed before, but the BNZ tower looks like two floors of its windows have fallen out...

^^ I've never really noticed before, but the BNZ tower looks like two floors of its windows have fallen out...
That was a deliberate design. Some years ago they had the the words "Seasons Greetings" displayed in the block gaps.

This is what sets Wellington apart from Auckland and any other NZ city.
I have a bit of a love/hate thing about Wellington but I do like this kind of feel.
In comparison the Auckland CBD is too spread out.
Should be filling in all the gaps and trying to emulate Wellington as the above photo illustrates so well.

I know exactlty what you're saying because I've been to Wellington a couple of times, but Auckland has it's good moment's too.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/panoLarge.jpg?t=1170217529

And I thought it was a safety feature :ohno: , you know to let the wind blast through thus limiting the effect on the rest of the building. :tongue:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/374343061_384368c9a9_b.jpg


I love this beach.

love that pano tom! I was there when u took that!

I know exactlty what you're saying because I've been to Wellington a couple of times, but Auckland has it's good moment's too.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/panoLarge.jpg?t=1170217529

love that pano tom! I was there when u took that!

Haha you were. That was cool.

http://www.open2view.com/images/property/XL/6/f/6f88c9856cf4b2f789751e516368ac6cd060785d.jpeg:banana:

Stolen from the interwebs

http://www.narodnz.co.nz/photofile/data/media/7/beloved_harbour.jpg

http://imagesnewzealand.com/d/740-2/DSC01400_002.JPG

Such a beautiful City - I need to spend a week there and just take pics of the streets scapes ....

Stan you need to find this vantage point LOL:)

http://www.wellington.govt.nz/picturegallery/images//50369_062%201.jpg

^^Now thats a good perspective of Wellington:cheers:

Stan you need to find this vantage point LOL:)

http://www.wellington.govt.nz/picturegallery/images//50369_062%201.jpg
Definitely not from the Mt Vic Lookout. It'd have to be somewhere from Thorndon or thereabouts.

http://www.open2view.com/images/property/XL/6/f/6f88c9856cf4b2f789751e516368ac6cd060785d.jpeg:banana:

:banana: :cheers: YUMMY! I like Wellingtons Motorways :D Maybe because there is an obvious balance lol

Here is some more porn for ya :lol:

Stolen of the interwebs
http://www.ibiblio.org/ahkitj/nikster/gallery/d/29422-2/little-albert-gets-healthy_20051117_0009.JPG

http://www.ibiblio.org/ahkitj/nikster/gallery/d/29424-2/little-albert-gets-healthy_20051117_0010_r1.JPG

http://www.ibiblio.org/ahkitj/nikster/gallery/d/29426-2/little-albert-gets-healthy_20051117_0011_r1.JPG

http://www.davidwallphoto.com/images/%7B19BAAF2E%2DEDDB%2D4722%2D960D%2DDF2717C081BB%7D%2Ejpg

:cheers: MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Bit of congestion I see?

WE ARE NOT ALONE!

:lol:

Thanks,

I can tell you a lot about whats going on in those pictures.

In first one, posted by Marky Mark, theres the complete bridge at the top, this is supposed to be northbound only with 3 full lanes and an auxillary lane to the next exit and room for shoulders. This space is used for 3 north and 2 south and median barrier with no shoulder.

Below the complete bridge there are pillars to complete the lower bridge which is partially built. This carries the terrace offramp and the remaining space on the completed section is used as extra room for the clifton terrace car park.

At the top of stans first picture you can see 2 southband lanes become one and the terrace onramp joins as a lane gain northbound. South of here its 1 south and 2 north lanes with median barrier and shoulder. Further south its the 3 lane terrace tunnel with no median barrier or shoulders once again with 1 south and 2 north.

The kinda of queue you see in those pictures is there all hours of the day, far worse in the morning rush and not quite as bad in the evening but still a considerable amount.

As I posted in the wellington transport discussion thread as part of the regional land transport strategy there is a proposal for tidal flow in the tunnel despite the fact investigation has found it to be dangerous.

I seriously doubt that the second tunnel will ever be built, we will probably end up with a rather unsafe tidal flow system. I wonder why they can throw a billion dollars at transmission gully but half ass anything thats close to the cbd. Like the inner city bypass at street level with traffic lights instead of an underground motorway between the terrace and mt victoria tunnels, the motorway south of the bowen street bridges is pretty half assed or not even there at all.

I really should get to making a wellington motorways site after all the stuff i've been reading.

Yes and I will help you with it, as you asked that time.

I know why congestion happens there i was just fooling round :D

I see the unique landscape as a gift and a privilege that enhances the city rather than a obstacle.

http://www.open2view.com/images/property/XL/6/f/6f88c9856cf4b2f789751e516368ac6cd060785d.jpeg

I love this stretch of motorway. It's an amazing feeling to park underneath it then walk out into the Metropolis and descend from the terrace into lampton quay.

^^
Whats that bit in the middle with all the cars parked on it?
Will that eventually be used to extend the motorway, or is it the motorway ramp to nowhere?:)

^^
Whats that bit in the middle with all the cars parked on it?
Will that eventually be used to extend the motorway, or is it the motorway ramp to nowhere?:)
That'll be the Clifton Tce car park.

^^
But are those concrete columns with the rectangles of concrete on top, there for a reason? Don't know the area but it looks like the road was intended to go through there?

^^
But are those concrete columns with the rectangles of concrete on top, there for a reason? Don't know the area but it looks like the road was intended to go through there?

See my post above, it was supposed to lead to the second terrace tunnel, going south only with the existing tunnel and bridge going north.

edit: I think using pictures might help a bit.

I used this picture from here:

http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=5782188&size=l

and edited it (horribly and innacurate as to what it would really look like) to give you an idea of what it would have looked like

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/2626/copymotorwaywgtnoz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^
Thanks Moveax.
It was just that it reminded me of the unfinished bits of the Spaghetti Junction in Akld. For years we had to look at concrete columns that should have supported motorways and ramps and which should have been finished at the same time as when the columns were actually built.

Interesting. Is there actually room for a second terrace tunnel still?

Yes there is indeed room for a second terrace tunnel, it was all planned/built to have a second tunnel there anyway, thats why the partially built things are there. I've read many reasons for not building the second tunnel and the rest of the bridge. One is this - an MP from Auckland said something like "you don't need two tunnels" so construction stops half way through then he funnels the money to fund more Auckland motorways. If ANYONE should be really really pissed off about getting shafted when it comes to motorway funding it should be Wellington not Auckland.

Auckland has now got it's CMJ completed (which is where the money was going instead of the terrace tunnel (if the info is correct)) but Wellington is still without a proper route through the city (no the current bypass is garbage and does not count)) and no second tunnel. It sucks the way that this part of the motorway has been so neglected.

Moveax
Its not an Akld v. Wgtn or vice versa thing, its a "crap NZ Governments over the years, can't get anything right" kind of thing!
And they keep on churning out the same excuses and mediocrity...
:ohno:

I just saw an article in todays dominion post how the current bypass has done way more harm than good.

And here it is:

http://stuff.co.nz/3973104a11.html

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t1/Adam_nz/Wellington/wellington1.jpg:)

and I reckon its not even an up to date Photo ? Thanks for posting that Adam :cheers:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t1/Adam_nz/Wellington/wellington1.jpg:)

and I reckon its not even an up to date Photo ? Thanks for posting that Adam :cheers:
:)

^^Yea thats at least 2 years old if not more- the Maritime Tower and the Holiday Inn hotel aren't even under construction yet, and they are now compltely finished.

You can also add the Meridian Energy HQ and BNZ Waterfront under construction.

Here's a photo taken in 2004 by collin bouttell -
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t1/Adam_nz/Wellington/43Nighttime_01_lge.jpg
:banana:

From the Cuba Carnival (more here (http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Cuba%20Carnival/Cuba%20Carnival%202007/)):

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Cuba%20Carnival/Cuba%20Carnival%202007/P1010785.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Cuba%20Carnival/Cuba%20Carnival%202007/P1010856.jpg


Fringe Festival invades Courtenay Place (more here (http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Fringe%20Festival/)):

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Fringe%20Festival/P1020172.jpg

From Chinese New Year in Wellington:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Chinese%20New%20Year%202007/P1020062.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Chinese%20New%20Year%202007/P1020104.jpg

And in spite of being declared persona non grata @ the Chinese New Year parade, these fellas still marched regardless (more here (http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Chinese%20New%20Year%202007/)):

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/deepred6502/Chinese%20New%20Year%202007/P1020051.jpg

Sum pics from the weekend..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Flyin_higher/WellingtonMay075.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Flyin_higher/WellingtonMay072.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Flyin_higher/WellingtonMay073.jpg
:cheers:

We need to see more and more often of Welly :cheers:

so beautuful! it definitely beats auckland! the last picture is beautiful...looks like some european/scandinavian city like oslo???
beautiful mountain backdrop!!

I dont know about beats Auckland lol, they are very different cities, and one can't really "beat" the other! Definitely my 2nd fav big city in NZ!

ok then! wat i meant to say was that it looks nice......and beats auckland density wise.........but oh well........Aucklands a great city too! no doubt

^^Yea I love Wellington's inner city density, which is spreading both toward Thorndon and the port, and (more evidently) into Te Aro and backtoward Newtown.

Wellington must certainly be one of the BIGGEST little cities in the world!

and the prettiest lol

I feel the <3

We need more photos.

great city i love the photos so far, would love to sse some more :D some very nice scrapers all clustered together.

Stolen from flikr, not mine

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/144869399_d23a1b055a_o.jpg

Waitangi Park at Night

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/336042475_f37cefa41c_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/336044496_4a850a165e_o.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/438158864_a37873c12d_o.jpg

Harbour

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/16/21189143_9479e95bf5_b.jpg



New bypass

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/336042418_d0467cd197_o.jpg


Rooftops

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/52313191_5f0c91a521_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/149664446_cea5c7307e_b.jpg

Very nice^^ Waitaingi Park is a real gem!

wooooooooooo guys you really have a nice city. i like it so much :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Yeah it's nice, some more pics of the net...


Waterfront again.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/260481641_cac423c533_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/71/203375692_8c68a73f0c_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/203375151_4a12d031ef_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/65/203377048_0b9d01b305_o.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/203377901_e110968c86_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/59/203379310_f95bb48f68_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/203376663_1fb70ef14f_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/67/203376182_34a4a5fc8a_o.jpg

hi is it just me or does wellington look a lot like the scandinavian city of oslo....the mountain backdrop and the seaside location.....lol

yea we are abit spoiled, sick of looking at the mountains all around you. I wish we had a clear view of the ocean from CBD waterfront :cheers:

I want to sit on the bench and and have total emptiness in front of me rather then these mountains "blocking" my view :)

i think you guys are really lucky to have mountains....it adds a bit of charcter i guess....and i like how wellington has an established waterfront........not a waterfront like aucklands, where you actually cant see anything except for these tall ugly cranes......which make the skyline look so yuck from places like devonport!! these ports should go sumwhere else

yea we are abit spoiled, sick of looking at the mountains all around you. I wish we had a clear view of the ocean from CBD waterfront :cheers:

I want to sit on the bench and and have total emptiness in front of me rather then these mountains "blocking" my view :)

:ohno: :ohno: No no no Stan.........Wellington is just perfect like it is. I think it has one of the most stunning landscapes of any city in the world. Hence your cities wonderful motto...

Supreme By Site.

I think it looks very Scando...........and believe me, the cities of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are GREAT :banana:

WOW those photos make Wellington look great. Wellington is such a nice looking city on a clear day!! and i like the mountians surrounding it :D

What great pictures. I plan wo visit Wellington later this year, looking very forward to it.

When I lived in Wellington I always felt like the hills were bearing down on me.
I must be claustrophobic!
Everyone to their own I suppose.
I prefer the "reach out and touch" feeling of the harbours in Auckland with the Waitakeres in the distance...:)

Some Wellington pictures taken in April 2004 - a helicopter was involved!!
If they put some of the 100m+ buildings on top of the hills you would really have some height :)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t125/whakamaru/P1010149.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t125/whakamaru/P1010143.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t125/whakamaru/P1010129.jpg

I LOVE the second one!!:banana: :banana:

Wow, very cool, that 2nd one is a great overview of the CBD!

amazing

Itsa very niiice!

Some Photos i took a while back when i was in wellington

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7250/dsc01273as7.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6168/dsc01274pr8.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3848/dsc01276us2.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1935/dsc01275jj5.jpg

I think Wellington is beautiful. A real grand looking city. Stunning Harbour. Lovely dense looking CBD.

steer level from flikr


manners mall
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/488022195_86e2518b64_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/74363547_6e236cf007_b.jpg

skating at the waterfront
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/67/200106483_0ada21fc59_b.jpg

Courtney place
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/25/48919134_a5425a38e8_o.jpg

again
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/210/499416397_2456f7863c_b.jpg

and again
http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

above
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rain
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/14/14755177_09d7b1f6f8_b.jpg

Wellington looks sooooooooooo beautiful. Probably the nicest city in the world. You are so lucky people to live in such place ;) I hope I'll be able to visit it (and the rest of New Zealand) in the future. Cheers. And don't forget to put another Wellington photos here!!

:ohno: :ohno: No no no Stan.........Wellington is just perfect like it is. I think it has one of the most stunning landscapes of any city in the world. Hence your cities wonderful motto...

Supreme By Site.



It sure looks nice. But that's their motto?:shifty:

Haha I though it was 'absolutely positively Wellington' or something equally as cheezy.


I think it looks very Scando...........and believe me, the cities of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are GREAT :banana:

You mean like that pic of a Danish city that was posted in the 'guess the city thread'?:lol:

It sure looks nice. But that's their motto?:shifty:

Haha I though it was 'absolutely positively Wellington' or something equally as cheezy.



You mean like that pic of a Danish city that was posted in the 'guess the city thread'?:lol:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Wellington_city_coa_n8129.gif

Suprema A Situ = Supreme By Site.

I think Wellington has a feeling and look kinda like Olso and Helsinki! :)

I think Wellington has a feeling and look kinda like Olso and Helsinki! :)

It sure looks gorgeous but it´s always hard to compare certain cities...anyway in which way it reminds you those nordic cities?

:) Probably how everyone is rugged up against the elements? :tongue3:

Heres a different perspective of Wellington.

At the upper left :). Enjoy.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/cpst_davis/2002_11_25iss005e21472CookSt.jpg
Source: NASA STS113 2002/11/25

Wow, thats some view! Good ole Nasa!

^^
Great pic, but who took it? Gagarin is still there somewhere with brand new camera?

^^
Great pic, but who took it? Gagarin is still there somewhere with brand new camera?

Yuri died quite a few years back in a plane crash. The who were the expedition 3 crew of the ISS I think, or maybe crew 4.

Heres a different perspective of Wellington.

At the upper left :). Enjoy.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/cpst_davis/2002_11_25iss005e21472CookSt.jpg
Source: NASA STS113 2002/11/25

What a stunning picture!

Wellington, Kapiti, Picton, The Sounds, Blenheim, Malbrough...all just beautiful. :)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/24860621_d0ab4887ba.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/Wellington_city.jpg

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flissphil/24860621/in/set-157364/ :cheers:

^^State Tower is under construction! lol not a good spot the difference coz the pics are not the same:D

when was the first one taken, back in the '50s? sure's a big difference now

first one was taken in 1979

http://www.open2view.com/images/property/XL/1/8/18c7a23eb40f6bf7a7c22476f960468dc697305d.jpeg:cheers:

The "plaza" in the middle of the pic will extend and replace that small road :cheers:

I reckon they should do some improvements on the "plaza" the right of the pic since its quite ugly, heres a pic of it:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b292/StasNZ/Picture142.jpg


That bungy from street level
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b292/StasNZ/Picture141.jpg

From flikr :)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/23/34944235_c17c049a50_b.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:WellingtonPano.jpg
Panorama

More from Flikr :)

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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1001/702527123_478713091e_o.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/519557147_e422c332fa.jpg?v=0

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/401480512_53df2c1206_o.jpg

Nice pictures. Wellington looks fab. I having one of the night shots as my wallpaper for the week!!

Awesome ...:cheers:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/435808173_b711070adf_o.jpg

^^ ^^ AGREE!:) :banana:

It really is a pretty location for sure. My 2nd fav city in NZ :)

^^ true! a very nice and plesant city.. not until u got on that bungy! hah! :lol:

Easily the best and most urban city in the country. Auckland seems very suburban and 'shopping mall' focused whereas Wellington seems more high st focused. The location is the best in the country compared to the other 2 centres of NZ, its so pretty and green. I was speaking to a kiwi last week and he was saying although Auckland has more people, its spread over a larger area, whereas Wellington city is dense and more urban. These shots proove it. Can't wait to come to Wellington in September! :cheers:

It really is a pretty location for sure. My 2nd fav city in NZ :)

And where would the first be????:dunno: :|

^^ Huntly??? :nuts:

Lol yes Huntly :nuts: Dont worry David Chch is a almost 2nd equal with welly for me lol. Huntly is like #5986 x10 power 645434 lol
Easily the best and most urban city in the country. Auckland seems very suburban and 'shopping mall' focused whereas Wellington seems more high st focused. The location is the best in the country compared to the other 2 centres of NZ, its so pretty and green. I was speaking to a kiwi last week and he was saying although Auckland has more people, its spread over a larger area, whereas Wellington city is dense and more urban. These shots proove it. Can't wait to come to Wellington in September! :cheers:
There is truth and falsity in you claims. Auckland is a city of variation. Sure it has the car-focussed shopping mall parts, but it has some other parts (*cough CBD *cough) which are just as good if not better as anything in Welly's inner city. Auckland is spread out yea, but part of that is the geography of the place, being sited on an 'isthmus'. Auckland feels more like a big city, while sometimes Welly just feels like a big village. I still love welly tho so dont get me wrong bout the place :cheers:

Further to Flyin's comments. I too love Wellington, and in fact would be my 2nd choice for my place of residence. Mainly because I love living in them hills. The mountain man in me I suppose! The waters edge is a good place to visit, but I sleep soundly at night knowing it would require a extinction level event (ELE) for the tsunami to get me.

Any ways, I digress. I just wanted to add that Auckland suburban strip shopping still out numbers the number of malls, by a long way! Also Auckland has the other 3 CBD's of Henderson, Takapuna and Manukau.

Gr8 pics, thanks - definitely my fave city in NZ (now if only we could put AKL where Welly is and put Welly where AKL is .... puuurrrrfect). Tauranga is my 2nd fave and Auckland just manages to hold onto 3rd position BUT I have a sneaky suspicion that Queenstown will top them all.

The most AMAZING panorama of wellington: http://research.microsoft.com/ivm/hdview/nz/wellington.htm
(internet explorer only, takes a LONG time to load ;) )

Can you take a screenshot of the picture then upload it because this stupid thing wants me to use internet explorer, then wants me to install something and then wants me to update some crap. I can't be bothered with all this horseshit just to see one picture.

Can you take a screenshot of the picture then upload it because this stupid thing wants me to use internet explorer, then wants me to install something and then wants me to update some crap. I can't be bothered with all this horseshit just to see one picture.

Here are the screen shots: (the 'amazing' thing about this photo is that it is made up of 160 images stitched together allowing you to zoom in and see extreme detail)

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t1/Adam_nz/Wellington/Panorama/1.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t1/Adam_nz/Wellington/Panorama/2.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t1/Adam_nz/Wellington/Panorama/3-1.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t1/Adam_nz/Wellington/Panorama/4.jpg

Craigy and I will be arriving in Wellington on the 14th of September and we will be staying at The Bolton Hotel (nice and central) therefore we will be taking loads of street scene pics - I can't wait. We are very excited to see Welly again.

I'm so Jealous :lol: :cheers:

Craigy and I will be arriving in Wellington on the 14th of September and we will be staying at The Bolton Hotel (nice and central) therefore we will be taking loads of street scene pics - I can't wait. We are very excited to see Welly again.

I'm so Jealous :lol: :cheers:

Come and join us Marky - you need a holiday girlfriend ;)

but I'm taking my Cute Hubby to Haiwaii on the 20th of August ....and I expect to return ...totally abused both Physcally :banana: and Financially :ohno:

BTW You are so right ...I really need a Break :cheers:

^^Yea come over to NZ for abit marky! Ill shout ya a drink if ur in akld :)

but I'm taking my Cute Hubby to Haiwaii on the 20th of August ....and I expect to return ...totally abused both Physcally :banana: and Financially :ohno:

BTW You are so right ...I really need a Break :cheers:

Watch out for the tsunami heading our way from Hawaii - that boat is going to be a rocking ;) .... Have a FAB time Marky and like Flyin said, come and join us for a night at Family one day ..... I am sure that we can rope-in a few others ;)

I'll take ya up on that Toddy .... A Black Russian :cheers: :banana:

^^Yea come over to NZ for abit marky! Ill shout ya a drink if ur in akld :)

Have heard alot about the Family sounds Fab :banana:

Watch out for the tsunami heading our way from Hawaii - that boat is going to be a rocking ;) .... Have a FAB time Marky and like Flyin said, come and join us for a night at Family one day ..... I am sure that we can rope-in a few others ;)

Ta ... I can't wait .....I just wanna Flash my Tits on the Beach during the Day and Play Sailors in the Evening :lol: :ohno:

A few pics I found from the net. :cheers2:

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WOW - those are STUNNING .... especially the 1st one.

Yea some real top notch photos there, good finds man:cheers:

And where would the first be????:dunno: :|

i think i know!

i think i know!

It must be HUNTLY :lol:

Some nice videos of Wellington I dug out, though I will put them here:

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^^Good find Cul! Wellington at its best :cool:

Certainly is a magical setting and skyline :banana: - watch out AKL!!:lol:

Some photos of Wellington I took yesterday. Just got a nice, shiny, new (cheap) camera and wandered around to try it out. Sorry about the small pics - if bandwidth goes ok I'll post bigger ones in future.

Enjoy!:)

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Chaffers Dock, Waitangi Park & Clyde Quay marina:
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Oriental Bay:
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Courtenay Place & fountain at the National War Memorial:
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Nice, post them bigger ;)

Gr8 pics ..... 11 more days and we will be back in Welly ... I am soooo excited :)

Gr8 pics ..... 11 more days and we will be back in Welly ... I am soooo excited :)

Thanks to Pacific Blue, myself and 7 others will be travelling there in November for $39 each! Now that's value :)

Can't wait!

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If you want to see bigger versions, check my art set on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/12497592@N02/sets/72157601893620329/).

A couple more random Welly pics.:)

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3 More sleeps and we will be in Wellington - the cameras will be smoking ;)

Any chance of a Welly SSC meet of sorts?

Fantastic! Wellington looks awesome!
lol...there is a similar sculpture in Auckland too!
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3 More sleeps and we will be in Wellington - the cameras will be smoking ;)

:banana: :banana: :banana:

Any chance of a Welly SSC meet of sorts?

:banana: :banana: I'm keen as a bean :banana: :banana:

:banana: :banana: I'm keen as a bean :banana: :banana:
What sort of time & place will suit?

What sort of time & place will suit?

Well I'm still at school, and only 17 AND vegeterian:) so limits options abit....

you youngins...

One more sleep and we are on our way - what is the weather like ?

As usual.

In one word: Shit.

As usual.

In one word: Shit.

Damn !! maybe we can bring some sunshine :cheers:

Well I'm still at school, and only 17 AND vegeterian:) so limits options abit....

Perhaps some kind of meeting could be split into two sections, first one for all then one for over 18's.

We are back from Wellington and we have over 1000 photographs :) I have left my heart in Wellington and I must say that I am very, very sad to be back in Auckland. The city ooozes style ...... the shop/restaurant interiors are AWESOME, the people dress beautifully and now I can see why Wellington is fast becoming one of the World's glamour/hip capitals.

You are all very, very lucky to be living there - stay tuned for the pics.

I can't wait to see them! I'm glad you liked Wellington, I have heard generally favourable reports on Wellington (bar one person who shall remain nameless who hated it).

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Very nice little city! I really must get myself down there some day.

Very nice little city! I really must get myself down there some day.

That is something you need to do without a doubt!

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