Politics

Wellington mayoralty race heating up

09:30 am on 6 September 2022

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With less than a month until voting closes for local body elections, we take a look at who is in the running for the mayoralty in Wellington.

With nine candidates vying to become mayor, three main contenders are leading the pack; incumbent Andy Foster, Labour MP for Rongotai and former deputy mayor Paul Eagle, and former Green Party chief of staff Tory Whanau.

So what are the key issues in Wellington and what policies are the mayoral hopefuls promising?

Kathryn speaks with Tom Hunt, a journalist at Stuff and the Dominion Post, covering the Wellington region.

We've also covered mayoralty races in Auckland, and Christchurch. We'll be in Dunedin next week.