The most sanctimonious people in New Zealand are the Wellingtonians; who never hesitate to tell just how great their little town is. If a Wellingtonian visits Auckland they usually wait until 5pm and then invite their Auckland friends to drinks in the city centre without realising that literally no one wants to do that or go there, especially at short notice. They blindly assume that Aucklanders lives are as hollow and tragic as their small town mentality.
So, little wonder they are all agog at being told their council is pathetic, dysfunctional and hopeless. Because they are universally coffee snobs, they haven't learned to read the political tea leaves.
