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Kumara Republic

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:25:30 +1300

Only downside is suburban screamers who descend on Saturday and Sunday nights.

IE, the bridge-and-tunnel people?

Garth Biggs

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:09:25 +1300

Lived in the CBD for the 10 years. Suddenly felt all grown up when we moved in – waking distance to the whole CBD and only minutes from buses, trains and ferries. I love it. Only downside is suburban screamers who descend on Saturday and Sunday nights.

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 08:07:47 +1300

Space…
rents really are cheap and the buildings are massive.
I have fond memories from last century (early ‘80s) of flat-sitting Bryan Staff’s second inner-city Wellington domicile (the first – after the tiny cottages we were neighbours in, up Thompson Street – was upstairs behind the Dixon Street Deli) –…

Myles Thomas

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:43:34 +1300

I had the inner city bug too and lived in a couple of converted offices. It was fun and kind of liberating to be able to go crazy with layout, colour and party entertainment.

I often dream of having the money or influence to create a creative precinct in AK…

David MacGregor

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:45:16 +1300

The city has certainly changed alright. I used to live in the old Brooklyn apartment building at the top of Emily Place between 83-85 and the closest supermarket was either Devonport by ferry or, dunno, Lynn. The ferry was easier – carting groceries on a motorcycle wasn't any easier then…

Morgan Nichol

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:13:39 +1300

I had an apartment on Parliament St for a few years in a fairly lovely but slightly threadbare building which was converted (I think) in the 80s from old law offices. That was a really great spot. Nice apartments seemed few and far between unless you had serious money to…

Kumara Republic

Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:22:45 +1300

And the Auckland CBD's population is now heading for 50,000 – up from only 1400 in 1991. It's a massive change in after-hours density.

To a lesser extent it's a similar thing in Wellington too. I've noticed quite a few Welly CBD office blocks from the 1980s that have been…

Public Address

Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:22:45 +1300

Discussion from blog post.