Wellington is a beautiful, hilly city that surrounds a lovely bay. It is like a mini San Francisco with lots of hills and steep streets. It's very near a fault line and has about 360 earthquakes per year, mostly quite small. There are qutie a few houses built on the side of hills not accessible by car with beautiful views of the harbor. Quite a few can be reached by either steep stairs or inclined elevators. Heavy furniture or replacement appliances have to be delivered by helicopter.