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Wellington plenty to celebrate but also plenty of challenges, from infrastructure problems to housing woes. Throughout this year, we’ve reported extensively on astronomical increases in house prices – the median in the capital is expected to have breached $1 million in 2020 – and severe housing shortages. We’ve told you about sewerage pipes bursting and spilling their contents into the harbour, and transportation issues from the long-awaited completion of Transmission Gully and what to do about Courtenay Place. As 2021 dawns, we asked a number of movers and shakers in the Wellington region two questions: What’s the biggest issue facing your community? And if you could do one thing in your community, what would it be and what would be needed to make it happen?

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