There is a host of new Mayors around the country, and we have witnessed a definite swing to the right in yesterday’s local body elections. 

We start in the capital this morning, with one mayor that actually has bucked that trend. New mayor of Wellington, former Green Party Chief of Staff Tory Whanau is here to discuss her landslide election victory and her priorities as Mayor.

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• Wellington's mayoralty - Tory Whanau makes her case
• Meet Tory Whanau: The first Wellington mayoral candidate to announce