{"id":12548,"date":"2018-12-07T22:30:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T09:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/?p=12548"},"modified":"2021-09-11T20:03:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T08:03:29","slug":"hanging-out-with-drug-dealers-at-the-wellington-waterfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/new-zealand\/hanging-out-with-drug-dealers-at-the-wellington-waterfront\/","title":{"rendered":"HANGING OUT WITH DRUG DEALERS AT THE WELLINGTON WATERFRONT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Wellington waterfront has got it all, it&#8217;s sort of a South Pacific Miami vice. Where else can you sit in the sun surrounded by luxury apartments and flash boats and get wasted off your nut?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3718-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3718-01-500x281.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3718-01-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3718-01-200x113.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Everything here screams &#8220;we have cash&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3658-02.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3658-02-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3658-02-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3658-02-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The dealers park their Mercedes in front of their apartments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3723-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3723-01-500x281.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3723-01-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3723-01-200x112.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And sit sipping champagne and watching the boats go by<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3720-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3720-01-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3720-01-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3720-01-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>But sometimes punters start to get carried away &#8211; they start sessioning up bigtime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3680-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3680-01-500x281.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3680-01-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3680-01-200x112.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And next thing the boats get weird<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG-PHOTO-ART-2015827881-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG-PHOTO-ART-2015827881-01-500x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG-PHOTO-ART-2015827881-01-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG-PHOTO-ART-2015827881-01-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG-PHOTO-ART-2015827881-01.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And there are naked men<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3707-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3707-01-500x281.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3707-01-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3707-01-200x112.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And odd looking women appear out of nowhere<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3715-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3715-01-500x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3715-01-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3715-01-200x200.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>So fat men strip off their clothes and jump in<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3700-02.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3700-02-500x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3700-02-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3700-02-200x200.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>They hit the water with a boom like a cannon going off<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3701-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3701-01-500x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3701-01-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3701-01-200x200.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>While boring farts like me look at sheepskin slippers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3688-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3688-01-500x281.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3688-01-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3688-01-200x113.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>While secretly dreaming of Ducati&#8217;s\u00a0 (who wants some fruity Lambo &#8211; this is the real deal!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3734-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3734-01-500x281.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3734-01-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3734-01-200x112.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wellington waterfront has got it all, it&#8217;s sort of a South Pacific Miami vice. Where else can you sit in the sun surrounded by luxury apartments and flash boats and get wasted off your nut? Everything here screams &#8220;we have cash&#8221; The dealers park their Mercedes in front of their apartments And sit sipping [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[40,66],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9341,"url":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/steemit\/photos-from-the-beautiful-wellington-new-zealand-waterfront\/","url_meta":{"origin":12548,"position":0},"title":"PHOTOS FROM THE BEAUTIFUL WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND WATERFRONT","date":"September 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"PHOTOS FROM THE BEAUTIFUL WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND WATERFRONT ORIENTAL BAY - WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND Being lucky enough to live in Wellington, one of my favourite places to hang out is Oriental Bay, by the yachts and luxury apartments. 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