Wayne Brown
Official Candidate Biography
Hi voters!
Three years ago, Aucklanders entrusted me with their support for my five key policies: Stopping Wasteful Spending, Finishing Our Big Projects, Taking Back Control of our CCOs, Speeding Up Traffic with Smart IT, and Making the Most of our Harbours.
I'm proud to say we've made real progress on all fronts. Plus, your council now boasts a Future Fund and Sustainable Finances, all while delivering the lowest municipal rate rises in New Zealand!
I am seeking another three years to lock in the savings and complete my policies, especially fixing Auckland Transport, once I get control of AT as promised by the government. So, please vote me back in as Mayor to finish the job and Fix Auckland!
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Wayne Brown’s Elections & Candidacies
Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2022 and 2017 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.
Contested 2 races — 2 elected
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Final Elected
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MayorAuckland CouncilAffiliation: Fix AucklandFinal Elected
Offices held
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MayorAuckland CouncilOct 2022 – present
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MayorFar North District CouncilOct 2007 – Oct 2013
In the News
Woke Wayne takes on the grey masses
The Spinoff — September 22, 2025Auckland mayor Wayne Brown went to a mayoral debate filled with reliable Wayne Brown voters, and proceeded to annoy as many of them as he could. Wayne Brown kicked off the Grey Power North Shore mayoral debate with an ingratiating joke. “It’s good to be back again talking to a demographic in which I fit quite nicely,” he said, as he looked over the gold-card-toting crowd at the Barfoot & Thompson Netball Centre. Auckland’s mayor spent the next 30 minutes pissing off as many of his peers as possible.
Auckland mayoral rivals Wayne Brown, Kerrin Leoni square off at Grey Power North Shore event
RNZ — September 21, 2025Challenger Kerrin Leoni claimed incumbent Wayne Brown had not been accessible enough in the role.
Brown sucking political oxygen out of the room
Newsroom — September 20, 2025Incumbent Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is out-spending and out-talking his next highest profile challenger, who is struggling for presence and cut-through The post Brown sucking political oxygen out of the room appeared first on Newsroom .
Wayne Brown and Warkworth sewage: News from the campaign trail - Simon Wilson
NZ Herald — September 20, 2025Opinion: Why Brown says greenfields growth is bad for Auckland’s future.
Wayne Brown takes a swing at retiree golfers in Grey Power debate
The Post — September 19, 2025Intensification, climate change and a golfer’s right to play were among issues fiercely debated.
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