Wayne Brown
Official Candidate Statement
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 strengthens lead, new poll shows
The Post — September 14, 2025The Auckland mayor’s challengers are struggling to gain traction, with sitting councillor Kerrin Leoni trailing behind a minor-party candidate.
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Wayne Brown bulldozes through questions, and the mayoral race
The Post — September 14, 2025Wayne Brown is abrasive and impatient, yet a new poll shows Auckland voters still firmly behind him.
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Council elections the 'big race', Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says
RNZ — September 13, 2025Auckland's mayor says it would '"be nice if I didn't have to battle the same four people" who oppose him around the council table.
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The frustrating, head-scratching debate around housing infrastructure
The Spinoff — September 12, 2025hey say Parnell doesn’t have the infrastructure to support apartments, and we should build on farmland instead. Really though?
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Confidential document details Mayor Wayne Brown’s office drinks during Auckland floods
NZ Herald — September 11, 2025Phil Wilson twice found staff having drinks in the mayoral office that night.
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Former Labour candidate supports Wayne Brown's re-election as Auckland mayor
RNZ — September 11, 2025Jeremy Greenbrook-Held is also the campaign manager for the left-leaning local body elections group City Vision.
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The political clout of a name in Auckland’s local body elections
The Post — September 11, 2025Wayne Brown’s name recognition means mayoral candidates hoping to topple the incumbent from the top job are facing an uphill battle, one expert says.
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Can anything hurt Wayne Brown’s reelection chances?
The Spinoff — September 11, 2025As rivals trade barbs and controversies re-emerge, the abrasive mayor appears to be strolling to victory.
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Confidential document points to mayor’s office ‘drinks’ on night of Auckland floods
Newsroom — September 10, 2025The Auckland Anniversary floods and response in 2023 were the low points of Wayne Brown’s term. Fresh claims have emerged about his office that night. The post Confidential document points to mayor’s office ‘drinks’ on night of Auckland floods appeared first on Newsroom .
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Wayne Brown company deregistered
Newsroom — September 10, 2025Officials wanted to verify the identities of Wayne Brown and his fellow shareholders, but no information was forthcoming so the company was struck off The post Wayne Brown company deregistered appeared first on Newsroom .
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Wayne Brown’s exciting week of insulting everyone
The Spinoff — September 9, 2025Auckland’s mayor has abandoned his small-target election strategy and pivoted to what political analysts are calling the ‘pissing everyone off approach’.
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The hunter becomes the hunted: Wayne Brown learns perils of incumbency
Newsroom — September 8, 2025Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown finally turned up to a candidates’ meeting and his election opponents let rip over his missed promises and leadership The post The hunter becomes the hunted: Wayne Brown learns perils of incumbency appeared first on Newsroom .
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Why Luxon’s premiership is floundering while Wayne Brown’s sailing back into office
Stuff — September 7, 2025There is an insecurity at the heart of this premiership that is corrosive. Is this need for approval and respect undermining focus on the responsibility of his office?
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Wayne Brown keeps his cool as rivals turn up the heat at Auckland mayoral debate
Stuff — September 7, 2025He refused to fight back, but Wayne Brown was branded “pathetic” and “the Invisible Man” by mayoral candidates at a debate on Sunday.
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Wayne Brown fronts first Auckland mayoral debate, dismisses rivals
The Post — September 7, 2025The incumbent has been labelled the “recumbent mayor” and the “invisible man”. But he maintains there is no real competition, aside from the law-makers in Wellington.
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Wayne Brown’s blacklist and wishlist
Newsroom — September 5, 2025Auckland Mayor’s unconventional bid to unseat four sitting councillors is the election’s big power play The post Wayne Brown’s blacklist and wishlist appeared first on Newsroom .
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Auckland Transport KO: Wayne Brown secures council control
The Post — September 5, 2025Aucklanders are set to have more say on its transport, but so will the government.
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Mayor Wayne Brown blindsided as Auckland Museum proposes to cut up to 30 jobs
NZ Herald — September 5, 2025Challenging economy, lower visitor numbers and asbestos discovery have all hurt the venue.
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Wayne Brown gets his way as Auckland Transport stripped of powers
Stuff — September 5, 2025AT will become a public transport focused entity, while the council will become the “road controlling authority”.
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‘Like Gaza’: Wayne Brown lets rip on councillors and low-rise suburbs
The Post — September 4, 2025The Auckland mayor spent more than an hour taking questions from a business crowd ‒ and didn’t hold back, describing political rivals as “morons” and mocking NIMBYs in suburbs like Devonport.
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown blasts Christine Fletcher’s planning comments - Love this City with Simon Wilson
NZ Herald — August 29, 2025'Planning by firing squad' and 'a gun to the head of the city' are a sample of reactions.
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Brown and Luxon clash over bed levy as major events slip from Auckland’s grasp
The Spinoff — August 28, 2025Auckland Council is scrambling to secure major events with a temporary $30m fund, as the mayor and PM lock horns over whether hotel guests should be asked to pay up.
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‘Oddball’ Auckland mayoral contenders blast Brown for snubbing debate
The Post — August 27, 2025Incumbent mayor Wayne Brown has copped flak for refusing to debate rivals, but he says the calibre of his competition isn’t worth the time.
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‘No respect for you’: rivals hammer Wayne Brown for missing first mayoral debate
Stuff — August 27, 2025Auckland’s mayoral hopefuls lined up at the University of Auckland to share their visions — and take aim at an absent incumbent.
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Auckland mayor fumes at ‘ridiculous’ $63m traffic control bill
The Post — August 27, 2025Wayne Brown slams the spend-up as “beyond a joke”, but Auckland Transport defends the cost as less than 5% of total infrastructure spend.
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PM, Chris Bishop and Wayne Brown launch railway crossing removal work
Stuff — August 24, 2025The leaders will take part in a sod-turning ceremony at Takanini Station Park and Ride in Auckland.
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Auckland business leader begs government for economic plan
RNZ — August 19, 2025Auckland CBD's business association is asking the government to collaborate on a plan to revive the city's economy. On Morning Report, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon shut down Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's renewed calls to charge visitors a bed-night levy.
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‘Insulted’ Wayne Brown and council tell Govt to stick its local government reform
Newsroom — August 15, 2025The country’s biggest council has pushed back hard against hasty rules changing local government, voting to oppose the coalition crackdown The post ‘Insulted’ Wayne Brown and council tell Govt to stick its local government reform appeared first on Newsroom .
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Wayne Brown ‘doing a Muldoon’, rival says, as Auckland mayoralty election debate plans collapse
Stuff — August 9, 2025Mayoral candidate Kerrin Leoni has accused Wayne Brown of avoiding debates. Ted Johnson likened Brown's debate avoidance to former PM Robert Muldoon. Brown says Leoni is desperate and never spoke up in council meetings.
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Wayne Brown’s big play in the Auckland Council elections
NZ Herald — August 4, 2025
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