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Ben McNulty

Currently serving: Takapū/Northern General Ward, Wellington City Council Labour
Party Labour
Official Candidate Biography

Kia ora Takapū Residents,

It has been an incredible privilege to serve as your Councillor over the past three years. I’m again asking for your #1 vote.

As your Councillor I’ve: Passed an action plan on the Johnsonville Mall; Secured $13.2m in funding for the Grenada North Park upgrade; Stopped the rollout of suburban paid parking in Johnsonville, Tawa and Newlands; Passed a Water Charter to ensure accountability from Wellington Water; Brought amendments to limit this year’s rates increase; Kept children’s swimming entry at $4; Stopped the sale of Council shares in Wellington International Airport and Worked with Central Government to change dysfunctional heritage building laws.

Now more than ever we need strong council governance.

My priorities are to see through the refurbishment of Grenada Park, reset council culture, enable development within Johnsonville, and ensure future generations aren’t locked out of our housing market.

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He honore nui kua tū hei kaikaunihera nōu mo nga tau e toru. Tēnā, he inoi anō, pōtitia #1.

Ko aku mahi kaikaunihera: He mahere mahi mō te Johnsonville Mall; He pūtea, $13.2m te rahi, hei whakatikatika te Paka ki Grenada North; Kua aukatitia te utu tūnga waka; He Kawenata ā-Wai, whakatūturutia te mahi a Wellington Water; Kua menamana ahau i ngā reiti ā-tau kia ngawari; Te utu-ā-hopua mō ngā tāmariki - $4 tonu; Kua aukatitia te hokonga atu o ngā inati turangawakarangi; I mahitahi au me te Kawanatanga kia whakahou ngā ture koretake e pā ana ki ngā ture waihanga tuku iho.

Mēnā he Kaunihera-tū-kaha, ko aku kaupapa mō ngā wā a heke mai nei: kia oti te mahi whakahou a te Paka a Grenada, kia whakahouria te ahurea kaunihera, kia whakamana te whakawhanake o Johnsonville, a, te aheitanga hoki a ngā whakapupuranga e heke mai kia whai whare.

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Ben McNulty’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 2 races — 2 elected

2025 NZ Local Government • October 11, 2025 Local
  • Takapū/Northern General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    [email protected] 0204 161 2819 Ballot name: Ben McNulty
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 37.2%
    8,601 votes
2022 NZ Local Government • October 8, 2022 Local
  • Takapū/Northern General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Final Elected
    Vote share • 18.3%
    3,421 votes
Offices held
  • Takapū/Northern General Ward
    Wellington City Council
    Affiliation: Labour
    Oct 2022 – present
In the News
Mayoralty schmayoralty: these ward races will decide Wellington’s future
The Spinoff — September 24, 2025

Barring 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%.

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