dɪvˈɛləpt æt ðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv kˌɑːlənəzˈeɪʃən ˌɔn tˈiː ˌeɪtˌiːˈaɪ ɐwˈæ lˈænd, kjˈuːbə stɹˈiːt ɹˈʌnz sˈaʊθ fɹʌmðə sˌiːbˌiːdˈiː ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən ɪnðɪ ˈɪnɚ sˈɪɾi, ænd wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli fˈʊl ʌv vˈɛɹi bˈeɪsɪk hˈoʊmz bˈɪlt ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈɔːɹɪst, sˈʌtʃ ɐz "ðɪ ˈoʊld ʃᵻbˈæŋ".
Developed at the point of colonisation on Te Ati Awa land, Cuba Street runs south from the CBD of Wellington in the inner city, and was originally full of very basic homes built into the forest, such as "the Old Shebang".