The New Zealand Labour Party,or simply Labour,is a centre-left political party in New Zealand. The party's platform programme describes its founding principle as democratic socialism,while observers describe Labour as social-democratic and pragmatic in practice. The party participates in the international Progressive Alliance. It is one of two major political parties in New Zealand,alongside its traditional rival,the National Party.
The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of the City of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. This excludes the adjacent cities of Lower Hutt,Upper Hutt,and Porirua,which elect their own mayors. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation. The current mayor is Andy Foster,elected in October 2019 for a three-year-term. The October 2022 election returned Tory Whanau as the next Mayor.
Dame Kerry Leigh Prendergast is a New Zealand politician who served as the 33rd Mayor of Wellington between 2001 and 2010,succeeding Mark Blumsky. She was the second woman to hold the position,after Fran Wilde.
The Rangitikei District is a territorial authority located primarily in the Manawatū-Whanganui region in the North Island of New Zealand,although a small part,the town of Ngamatea,lies in the Hawke's Bay Region. It is located in the southwest of the island,and follows the catchment area of the Rangitīkei River.
Jennifer Sylvia Brash is a former New Zealand local government politician. In a career spanning nearly 40 years,she was mayor of Porirua from 1998 to 2010 having previously served as a Porirua city councillor. After retiring as mayor she served for the twelve years from 2010 to 2022 as councillor for Porirua–Tawa on the Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Nicholas Oliver Leggett is a former New Zealand politician and,as of 2016,a member of the New Zealand National Party. He was the previous Mayor of Porirua,and at the time of his election in October 2010,he was the youngest mayor in New Zealand.
Justin Mark Lester is a New Zealand businessman and politician. He was Mayor of Wellington between 2016 and 2019,following six years on the Wellington City Council.
The 2016 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections and was held on 8 October to determine the next Mayor of Wellington. The incumbent was Celia Wade-Brown,who was first elected in the 2010 mayoral election. Wade-Brown did not seek re-election. Her title was pursued by her deputy,Justin Lester,councillors Jo Coughlan,Andy Foster,Helene Ritchie and Nicola Young,former mayor of Porirua City Nick Leggett and independent candidates Keith Johnson and Johnny Overton.
Tahere Paul Eagle is a New Zealand politician and member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Rongotai electorate. He was previously a Wellington City Councillor and the first person of Māori descent to be Deputy Mayor of Wellington,but was defeated in a landslide when he sought the mayoralty as an independent candidate in 2022.
Andrew John Whitfield Foster is a New Zealand politician who served as Mayor of Wellington from 2019 to 2022. Foster served on the Wellington City Council for nine terms from 1992 until 2019.
The 1989 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1989,elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including twenty-one city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 2019 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections and was be held on 12 October to determine who would serve as Mayor of Wellington for the next three-year term. It was won by Andy Foster,who unseated the incumbent Justin Lester by 62 votes.
Claire Szabó is a New Zealand chief executive officer and has been President of the New Zealand Labour Party since 2019.
Susan Margaret Piper is a retired New Zealand trade unionist and local politician.
Tania Tapsell is a New Zealand politician. She has served on the Rotorua Lakes District Council since 2013 and was elected mayor of Rotorua at the 2022 local elections. She is the first woman of Māori descent to hold the role.
Tamatha-Kaye Erin Paul is a New Zealand activist and politician who currently serves in the Wellington City Council for the Pukehīnau Lambton Ward. In 2018 she was the first female Māori to be elected President of the Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Running as an independent Paul was elected to the city council in 2019. She joined the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand ahead of the 2022 elections.
The 2022 Wellington City mayoral election,part of the Wellington local elections in October 2022,determined who would serve as Mayor of the City of Wellington for the next three-year term. It was won by Tory Whanau,a former Green Party parliamentary chief of staff.
The 2022 Wellington local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections,to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council,eight territorial authorities,and various community boards and licensing trusts.
Tory Awatere Whanau is a New Zealand politician. She was elected mayor of Wellington at the 2022 election. Previously she served as the parliamentary chief of staff for the Green Party.
