New Zealand - Wellington - Shops in Bond Street adjacent to the Hot Dog Cafe in Farish Street, that were damaged in an explosion - 1958 Wellington Facts - Economics & workforce: Wellingtonians enjoy the highest average household income in the country. Around 84% of people in Wellington have a formal qualification, and 28.1% hold a tertiary qualification or equivalent - compared with 32.5% of New Zealand as a whole (Statistics New Zealand, 2013). - Quality of life: Wellingtonians topped the charts in The Nielsen Quality of Life Survey, with 16% rating their quality of life as "extremely good". Another 73% considered it "very good" or "good". They also had the strongest perception of their area as a great place to live, had the greatest pride in the look and feel of the region and were the highest users of public transport. To top it off, there were top ratings for Wellington's safety and diversity. - Climate: It can get a bit windy from time-to-time. But the capital actually enjoys a temperate and often sunny climate, enjoying around 2,110 sunshine hours a year. The warmest month is February, the coolest is July, and the average annual rainfall is 1215mm. -Tourism: Tourism is a vital contributor to Wellington's economy, resulting in some $2.7 billion in expenditure per year - that's just over $7.5 million per day, almost $5,200 per minute! Reference: read more at https://www.wellingtonnz.com/about-wellingtonnz/media-centre/facts-and-figures/ --------------------- Image source: Shops in Bond Street adjacent to the Hot Dog Cafe in Farish Street, that were damaged in an explosion, Wellington. Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/0860-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22867706 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22867706 Image Capture: Aug 2019 ©2020 Google https://www.google.com/maps/@-41.2894061,174.7759648,3a,75y,112.05h,91.72t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0xGAYPnvDMfQrTBqTw1U7g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D0xGAYPnvDMfQrTBqTw1U7g%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D108.67421%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656