The hilly capital has an inordinately high number of incline lifts and more are being built as easily accessible sites become harder to find
Some look like glass elevators plucked from a science-fiction film, others a giant fibreglass bucket, but however they come, Wellington’s personal cable cars are more than just an alternative to scaling the hilly capital’s interminable steps; they are a small slice of daily magic for the hundreds of people who use them.
“There’s something very romantic about coming home late from a party, and deciding to take the cable car up to the house,” Vogeltown resident Rose Lu says.
