John Archibald Banks is a New Zealand former politician. He was a member of Parliament for the National Party from 1981 to 1999,and for ACT New Zealand from 2011 to 2014. He was a Cabinet Minister from 1990 to 1996 and 2011 to 2013. He left Parliament after being convicted of filing a false electoral return –a verdict which was later overturned.
The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council,the local government authority for the Auckland Region in New Zealand,which it controls as a unitary authority. The position exists since October 2010 after the amalgamation of various territorial authorities. The mayor is supported by a deputy mayor.
John Struan Robertson is a New Zealand politician and company director.
Theodorus Jacobus Leonardus "Dick" Quax was a Dutch-born New Zealand runner,one-time world record holder in the 5000 metres,and local-body politician.
Communities and Residents (C&R) is a right-leaning local body ticket in Auckland,New Zealand. It was formed in 1938 as Citizens &Ratepayers,with a view to controlling the Auckland City Council and preventing left-leaning Labour Party control. It controlled the council most of the time from World War II until the council was merged into the Auckland Council in 2010. It changed its name from "Citizens &Ratepayers" to "Communities and Residents" in 2012.
George Sydney Wood is a former mayor of North Shore City and a former Auckland Councillor. He was the only North Shore City mayor to be elected for three terms and later represented North Shore ward on the Auckland Council between 2010 and 2016. He is now an elected member of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.
Andrew Bruce Forbes Williams is a New Zealand former politician. In 2007 he won election as Mayor of North Shore City. Williams served on a community board during 2004–2007,and as a city councillor in the term before that in 2001–2004. North Shore City Council was abolished in October 2010,becoming part of the Auckland "Super City". Williams won election to the New Zealand Parliament on 26 November 2011 as a list MP for the New Zealand First Party,but only served one term.
City Vision is a centre-left coalition of two political parties,the New Zealand Labour Party and the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand,and community independents who contest Auckland Council elections every three years. They have usually caucused in affiliation with Labour Party councillors and progressive independents.
Auckland Council is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that has the responsibilities,duties and powers of a regional council and so is a unitary authority,according to the Local Government Act 2009,which established the council. The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors,elected from 13 wards. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. It is the largest council in Oceania,with a $3 billion annual budget,$29 billion of ratepayer equity,and 9,870 full-time staff as of 30 June 2016. The council began operating on 1 November 2010,combining the functions of the previous regional council and the region's seven city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city".
The 2010 Auckland mayoral election,was part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections. It was the first election of a mayor for the enlarged Auckland Council,informally known as the "super-city". The election was won by sitting mayor of Manukau City Len Brown with 48.7% votes,over sitting mayor of Auckland City John Banks with 35.17% and first-time candidate Colin Craig with 8.73%. The sitting mayor of North Shore City Andrew Williams polled fourth and actor/director Simon Prast fifth.
Jami-Lee Matenga Ross is a New Zealand businessman and former politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Botany from a by-election in March 2011 until he lost his re-election bid at the 2020 general election.
Penelope Anne Hulse is a New Zealand politician,and was Deputy Mayor of Auckland from the formation of the Auckland Council Super City until 2016. She continues to represent the Waitākere Ward on the Auckland Council and is Chair of the Environment and Community Committee.
An election was held for the office of Mayor of Auckland on 12 October 2013. It was one of many triennial local elections that took place in Auckland and throughout New Zealand at the time.
An election was held for the Mayor of Auckland in September and October 2016,closing on 8 October,as part of the 2016 Auckland local government elections. Phil Goff was elected.
The 2016 Auckland local elections took place between September and October 2016 by postal vote. The elections were the third since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council,which is composed of the mayor and 20 councillors,and 149 members of 21 local boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected.
FaʻanānāEfeso Collins was a New Zealand politician,activist,and academic. A former long-serving member of the New Zealand Labour Party,local body politician,and advocate for the Pasifika community of Auckland,he was a Member of Parliament for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from October 2023 until his sudden death in February 2024.
The 2019 Auckland mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019 to determine who would serve as Mayor of Auckland for the next three years. Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019. Incumbent Mayor Phil Goff won the election with 48% of the vote to secure a second term.
Penny Bright was a New Zealand activist who protested for increased government transparency,against the 1981 Springbok tour,and for other left-wing issues.
Stephen Berry is a perennial candidate in New Zealand national and local politics,running on right-wing positions.
The 2022 Auckland mayoral election was held on 8 October 2022 to determine the Mayor of Auckland,as part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections. The incumbent mayor since 2016,Phil Goff,did not seek re-election. Campaign issues include transport strategy,council finance issues and the Three Waters reform programme. After provisional vote counts were released on 8 October,Wayne Brown declared victory,and Efeso Collins conceded the election.
