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Looks like at least one Wellingtonian gets it, kind of.


Now if you’re anything like me, you hate filling out the census.

[…] Well the results of the 2023 census came out yesterday and there was one pretty shocking result for Wellington.

[…] Well, it was revealed yesterday that the only two places in the country where the population didn’t grow by a single person were Wellington City and the Chatham Islands.

[…] And if you think of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants that have arrived in New Zealand since 2018, it seems crazy that this city hasn’t grown at all.

And we all know why. Wellington is nothing like it used to be.

I jest…

I’m sure you do.

[…] While Wellington City didn’t grow at all, the Wellington region had almost the slowest population growth rate in the country at 2.8 per cent between 2018 and 2023.

[…] Why oh why does no one new want to live in Wellington?

Wellington mayor Tory Whanau said people still want to live in Wellington, but housing affordability is pushing people further out of the region…

Really Tory?

I actually think that people have had enough of Wellington and think there are better options elsewhere in New Zealand.

Wellington is in a hole right now.

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Actually Wellington isn’t in a hole: it is a hole. After all, this is a place that elected a useless Green Mayor who wouldn’t even be able to run a backyard sprinkler. To be fair, as an Aucklander I have to say that Auckland isn’t far behind. At least in Wellington Mr Patel doesn’t have to sleep in his dairy with a shotgun by his side.

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