Wellington watch - Tory Whanau

 Tory Whanau is not seeking re-election as Wellington’s Mayor. Her decision comes after the former (failed) Labour Party leader, Andrew Little, joined the mayoralty race. Whanau will instead run for the Greens in the city’s Māori ward.

When asked how she would rate her mayoralty on a scale of 1 to 10, Whanau rated herself a nine. Few would agree with her. We believe Whanau saw the writing on the wall (“humiliating defeat” in very large letters) so she, and the Greens, decided to bypass the general public and hope for a more sympathetic reception from those registered on the Māori
roll. 

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