10 Oct 2022

Analysis: Wayne Brown's win for Auckland Mayor

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 10 October 2022

Auckland has spoken and Wayne Brown has been voted its next mayor.

The new local body leader surged into office with a fifty-four-thousand vote lead over his nearest rival, Efeso Collins.

It comes amidst a "blue-wave" around the country, with Labour and Green aligned candidates struggling for votes.

The question is, how much of a collective voice is it when only about thirty percent of people are voting?

University of Auckland New Zealand politics senior lecturer Lara Greaves spoke to Kim Hill.