Dan Milward
Official Candidate Biography
Wellington needs a reset. A safer city, with better access, that supports local businesses and puts its ratepayers first. That shouldn’t be a big ask.
My background is in creative and startup technologies, where innovation, good governance, leadership, communication and collaboration deliver results. I also know how to create great things from tiny budgets. My ed-tech products have been used by millions of students around the world, and now I want to bring my business savvy, future-focused mindset to the council to help solve some of Wellington’s biggest challenges.
I love this city. I was raised here, and I'm now raising my family here. I believe my skills, mindset & business acumen can add real value to the council.
It’s time to get back to basics, fix up the essentials, and work back to the future.
Vote Dan Milward #1 Pukehinau/Lambton Ward; www.danmilward.com
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Dan Milward’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 1 race — 0 elected 1 not elected
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Pukehīnau/Lambton General WardWellington City CouncilAffiliation: Independent - Go Forward with MilwardFinal Not electedVote share • 8.4%1,472 votes
In the News
Mayoralty schmayoralty: these ward races will decide Wellington’s future
The Spinoff — September 24, 2025Barring a major upset, polling suggests Andrew Little will win the capital’s mayoral chains with relative ease. But the type of council he will lead is still up in the air. Andrew Little must be feeling pretty good right now. A recent Q+A Verian poll gave him a commanding lead in the race to be Wellington’s next mayor, with 58% of first-choice votes, way ahead of second-placed candidate Ray Chung on 16%.
Windbag: Skeletons, vampires, clowns and other notes from the Mt Victoria candidates debate
The Spinoff — September 9, 2025Wellington mayoral candidates and contenders for the Pukehīnau/Lambton ward faced off in an unexpectedly spooky debate on Thursday.
Election countdown: Bad week, shingles and a Wikipedia ban
The Post / Stuff NZ — July 12, 2025Banned: Dan Milward has copped a Wikipedia ban
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