Wellington is one of the most densely populated cities in New Zealand because there's so little flat land to build on. People have decided to move up and out of the densely packed city and live on these steep slopes, which otherwise might not get built on. So those homes on the coast have incredible views but moving into that means you have to hire a helicopter. And they do break down. And they can be dangerous. Someone did die due to a funicular related incident before there was regulations around them. The government had to institute a warrant of fitness on funiculars. But it's really expensive. When the maintenance costs are so expensive and you have to keep the piles, you know

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