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Josh Harford

Party Aotearoa New Zealand Silly Hat Party
Official Candidate Biography

I’m Josh. Your local highly serious Silly Hat Party candidate. I represent a nationwide movement to bring relentless positivity and serious, silly ideas for the future and beyond, but I need your help, and your vote.

I pledge to you that as mayor, I will erect large sails at the ends of Wellington to redirect wind to Upper Hutt where it belongs. I will erect a giant umbrella to keep the rain off and I will look into getting rid of bad weather entirely. I will take action on our water infrastructure, by fashioning fish ponds in every pothole, and will transform Courtney Place into a lazy river with all the right accoutrements. I will also mandate optimism within the Wellington City Council.

I’m asking for your vote so we can stop the jesting and finally start Joshing around. Together, we can build a Highly Serious Future for Wellington.

Josh Harford’s Elections & Candidacies

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Contested 1 race — 0 elected 1 not elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Mayor
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Aotearoa New Zealand Silly Hat Party
    [email protected] 021 088 66405 Ballot name: Josh Harford
    Final Not elected
    Vote share • 0.3%
    270 votes
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