Walking to work one early morning.
My headphones on as others were snoring.
I reach Cuba Street with a pep in my step.
Until I Feel a big shudder just off to my left!
I thought was this a quake?
Most definitely not.
Was almost crushed by a giant rock!
True story. Part of a building on Cuba fell nearly landing on me & a female. Never heard anything in the news after.
We are from Germany and came to taste different kinds of coffee shops. Personally, we strongly believe that the best coffee shop in town is at Cuba Street. Only because you get 3 marshmellows. It is the first coffee shop we've ever found where you get so many of them. Fantastic. Go and try.
In 1969, I used to walk to the Monde Marie (upper Willis St) from the Public Services Hostel (near Wellington station), and back again [at] about 1.30am. I would get to Wright Stephensons before I met anyone else and [I] was the local Bobby on the beat!! Wouldn't [do that] now!!
I love coming into Wellington with the kids, on the train.
I have lived in Wellington my whole life. We have just moved from the home I grew up in. Now whenever I drive post I get sad, because it is now a parking lot.
Once upon a time lived Maui and his mother. They lived in a place called Autarua [Aotearoa?]
On a windy day in Wellington, we ventured out to the thriving shops of Cuba St, and came upon a shop called Recycled Boutique. Inside the lovely shop, as well as finding some great clothing, I heard a woman say to another employee 'could you help me? I've got to fit a rather large male into a tiny dress! Oh wellington...love you Wellington!
When I was 8 I came to NZ with my family. Dad had got an international assignment with work and was transferred to Wellington. We were only meant to be here for 2 and a half years but other projects came along and we ended up staying for 8 years. When I was 15 we applied for citizenship and were successful in gaining NZ/Kiwi passports. I remember lots of special things about growing up in Belmont and Kelson. My brother and I cycled to school every day across the Kennedy Good Bridge and up the hill on the way home. Dad took us to many a cold rainy match at Athletic Park where our seats were generally on the roof! We came to see at least 2 Nissan Mobil 500's too. 19 years later, my wife and I have emigrated back to Wellington and started a new life in the place I call home.
I arrived from UK in 1965 to work as a compositor at the Southland News. In 1967 I was working at the Wellington Polytechnic to a new job setting up a hot metal section in the school of design - with John Drawbridge, Dennis Beytagh, Don Ramage, Kate ... and many others from the school of design. My role was to show students how lead letters worked as hand set pieces. Gerald Bennett.
When Kirkcaldie and Stains first opened, my Grandmother worked there as an 18yr old. My mother always visited the store on trips to Wellington and always told shop attendants about her mother at the store. Now my generation and our children always visit Kirkcaldie and Stains on visits to Wellington and talk to staff about their Great Grandmother.
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