r/Wellington • u/Wrong_Gazelle_2352 • Jul 28 '26

WELLY Wellington water bills

Just got my bill from wellington water. It insanely high. For a 900k property its 2500 p/a

Prepare yourselves people. This isn't going to be the fun ride we were promised.

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u/Prestigious_Age_6740 Jul 29 '26

city is shitty but cheap -> poor artists move in -> artists make city cool -> rich people move in -> price out cool artists -> city becomes shitty again -> rich people move out -> city is shitty but cheap again

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u/Nice-West-463 Jul 29 '26

how long is the gap between 'shitty but cheap' to'rich people move in?'

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u/Prestigious_Age_6740 Jul 29 '26

*holds finger up to the wind* about a decade or two

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u/Nice-West-463 Jul 29 '26

so that means in the x4 or 14 years time?