Viv Beck has quit, making the Auckland mayoral contest in effect a head-to-head between Efeso Collins and Wayne Brown. Five weeks ago, Leo Molloy rang the bell and exited the contest to be Auckland mayor. In 22 days the Super City will either have its first brown mayor or its second Brown mayor. Those who liked the idea of a Mayor Molloy and a Mayor Beck may now choose to vote for someone else; they might not bother to vote at all. And it might just help avoid Auckland’s alternative: single-withdrawable-candidate; preference voting, Hunger Games style.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 16, 2022 13:36 UTC