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.