20/05/2021
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Decrepit water and sewerage pipes, a spike in crime in the city centre, bickering councillors, empty old buildings.
The "coolest little capital" is weighed down by some big problems.
"There are a lot of infrastructure problems that are sapping some of Wellington's mojo,"
Dominion Post editor Anna Fifield says.
But that's just the beginning.