I sort of hate saying this because I actually really like Viv Beck, but I do think she needs to think very seriously about throwing in the towel in the Auckland mayoral race for the sake of the city. Have you seen Efeso Collins’ policies? One of the two candidates on the right needs to stand down and give the other one a fighting chance. You can’t have Leo being more grown up than Viv here so she needs to do the same. The worst thing for her to do would be to split the vote to ensure Efeso Collins wins and condemn Auckland to another three years of this nonsense.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2022 22:25 UTC