It's fair to assume there will be a fair few sore heads as more than 20 new mayors wake up this morning. In Wellington, Justin Lester was getting a haircut when he took the phone call telling him he had won the race in Wellington. "While I'll congratulate Mr Goff, I'm proud I signed him up to a much stronger agenda than he would've [otherwise]." Labour leader Andrew Little said the success of Labour-aligned candidates in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch mayoral contests will give party members a boost. But certainly the mayoral results in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are good," Little told the Herald On Sunday.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 08, 2016 18:33 UTC