2022 Wellington City mayoral election

The 2022 Wellington City mayoral election is part of the Wellington local elections that will be held on 8 October 2022 to determine who will serve as Mayor of Wellington for the next three-year term. Incumbent mayor Andy Foster has yet to announce if he will run for re-election.

2022 Wellington City mayoral election
8 October 2022
Mayor before election

Andy Foster
Independent

 Elected Mayor

TBD

Candidates

Declared candidates
  • Ray Chung, founder of the Onslow Residents' Community Association[1]
  • Barbara McKenzie, founder of the Wellington Significant Natural Areas (SNA) Committee[2]
  • Tory Whanau, former Green Party chief of staff[3] who was endorsed by the Green Party[4]

Potential candidates

Declined to be candidates
  • Jill Day, city councillor[6][7]
  • Fleur Fitzsimons, city councillor[6][5]
  • Sarah Free, deputy mayor[5]
  • Laurie Foon, city councillor[5]
  • Nick Leggett, former mayor of Porirua[8]
  • Iona Pannett, city councillor[5]
  • Tamatha Paul, city councillor[5]
  • Simon Woolf, city councillor[5]
  • Nicola Young, city councillor[5]

References
  1. Gourley, Erin (26 April 2022). "Ray Chung wants to bring business sense to Wellington's mayoralty". Stuff. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. Tso, Matthew (21 April 2022). "'Hurry up and make a call': Wellington mayoral candidates urged to step forward". Stuff. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. MacManus, Joel (18 November 2021). "Former Green Party chief of staff Tory Whanau running for Wellington mayor". Stuff.
  4. Wong, Justin (10 April 2022). "Greens announce Wellington local body candidates, endorse Tory Whanau for mayor". Stuff. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. Campbell, Georgina (19 November 2021). "Wellington City Council: Who's running again and who's not?". The New Zealand Herald.
  6. MacManus, Joel (9 October 2021). "One year to go: The big issues that will define the Wellington local body election". Stuff.
  7. Hunt, Tom (1 February 2022). "Wellington's first Māori woman to be deputy mayor stepping down". Dominion Post. Stuff.
  8. Campbell, Georgina (18 January 2022). "Former Porirua mayor Nick Leggett considering a return to politics". The New Zealand Herald.
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