Windbag: Skeletons, vampires, clowns and other notes from the Mt Victoria candidates debate

The Spinoff September 9, 2025

Wellington mayoral candidates and contenders for the Pukehīnau/Lambton ward faced off in an unexpectedly spooky debate on Thursday.

People Mentions:

Andrew Little (Labour) Chris Bishop (National) Tamatha Paul (Green) Simeon Brown (National) Diane Calvert (Not Affiliated) Scott Caldwell (The Scoot Foundation) Dan Milward (Independent - Go Forward with Milward) Kelvin Hastie (Independent) Stuart Wong (INDEPENDENT TOGETHER - Vote For IT) Alex Baker (Independent) Karl Tiefenbacher (Independent) Rob Goulden (My Vision for the City 2050) Ray Chung (INDEPENDENT TOGETHER - Vote For IT) Tim Ward Geordie Rogers (Green) Joan Shi (Independent) David Lee (Let's Get Wellington Working) Nicola Young (Independent - for an affordable city) Afnan Al-Rubayee (Labour) Zan Rai Gyaw (Residents-Only Voting) Tony De Lorenzo (Independent) Teal Mau

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