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A Capital Letter: Returning to Wellington worse than the holiday blues
19 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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The panorama of our capital city, as viewed from Mt Victoria. Photo / File
Senior Wellington journalist Georgina Campbell s fortnightly column looks closely at issues in the capital.
OPINION Holiday blues is one thing, but getting back from a summer away and questioning why on earth you live in Wellington is a more serious problem.
That feeling of dread will likely be worse than ever before after a year of Covid-19, broken poo pipes, a divided council, and skyrocketing house prices.
After a couple of weeks in the Winterless North, it s easy to find yourself questioning whether Wellington gets half the sun that the rest of the country does.