• Wellington rents leapt 10 per cent to hit record highs in 2016, and they’re expected to climb even higher before the summer is out.

Figures from the Trade Me Rental Index showed the median Wellington weekly rent reached $450 in December, up nearly $2000 in annual costs to total just over $23,000 a year.

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Wellingtonian Shirley Jones and her partner are both 45, both professionals, and considering commuting weekly from Nelson after finding the Wellington rental market too expensive and difficult to break into.