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Peter Wakeman

Party Independent
Official Candidate Biography

Mayoral candidate Wakeman has last lived on the North Shore. Wakeman did his commercial pilot's license at Ardmore Airport. Worked as a contract pilot in Singapore.

21/09/17 Wakeman took a pipeline resolution to the Auckland Airport AGM.

Wakeman complained to TVNZ, BSA, RNZ. Approximately 2 million Ukranian and Russians dead. Approximately 80% of the deaths in WW2 were Russian and Chinese.

Israel is breaching international law by starving Palestinians to death.

USA must recognise Palestine in the UN, stop supplying funding and weapons to Israel.

NZ Government must follow international law not enabling genocide. Questioning funding, of the Five Eyes spy network.

Spending more money on defence when Palestinians, women and children are being killed, starved, bombed, shot with insufficient housing in NZ is unacceptable.

RBNZ debt free money.

Wakeman opposes the fluoridation of water as it raises serious mental health questions. Accountability is needed for Auckland's water.

Peter Wakeman’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2020, 2017 and 2014 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 5 races — 0 elected 5 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Mayor
    Auckland Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Ballot name: Peter Wakeman
    Policy
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 0.6%
    1,976 votes
2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • MP for Banks Peninsula
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Independent
    Ballot name: WAKEMAN, Peter Keith
    Source Booth results
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 0.4%
    184 votes
2022 Hamilton West Byelection • December 10, 2022 General
  • MP for Hamilton West
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
    Ballot name: WAKEMAN, Peter Keith
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 0.5%
    76 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Mayor
    Christchurch City Council
    Affiliation: Independent
    Final Not elected
2017 Mt Albert Byelection • February 25, 2017 General
  • MP for Mt Albert
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: Independent
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 0.2%
    30 votes
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The Spinoff — August 8, 2025

Current mayor Phil Mauger’s biggest threat is city councillor Sara Templeton, but there are six others vying for the chains in Ōtautahi – including several serial candidates and a notorious white supremacist.

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