kilbirnie

1. the hub of the eastern suburbs. Could do with a lick of paint.
2. a middle-class blue collar place with sea views stuck to a snib of land joining the rest of Wellington to Miramar.
2a. a place with a good beach in Lyall Bay, which although regarded as a suburb in its own right is also a child of Kilbirnie
3. a windbreak for antarctic chills