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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Canned projects to failing infrastructure: Is there a plan to fix Wellington?
Description: Wellington has found itself at odds with the new Government.  Residents of the capital city last year voted to send two Green MPs to Parliament, joining Green Party-endorsed Mayor Tory Whanau in representing the city. While National swept to power in a blue wave in other parts of the country, the election result in Wellington was not exactly an endorsement of the new Government’s policies.  So, where does this leave Wellington? How does a city council that desperately needs more money navigate a right-leaning Government? And is Tory Whanau the right person for t...