Andrew Little elected mayor of Wellington

Saturday 11 October 2025 · 5 outlets · 6 reports · updated Sun 12 Oct 2025, 7:10am

In this story Labour Party, Tory Whanau, Andrew Little, Ray Chung, Karl Tiefenbacher, Ben McNulty

Former Labour leader Andrew Little has won the Wellington mayoralty with 34,240 votes. He described feeling thrilled and somewhat daunted by the role, noting that affordable housing and water reform are major challenges. Little also acknowledged that his predecessor, Tory Whanau, faced toxic behaviour during her term.

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1. The PostSat 11 Oct 2025, 3:37pm

   Andrew Little’s new challenge as Wellington mayor (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldSat 11 Oct 2025, 3:52pm

   Local elections 2025: Andrew Little elected mayor of Wellington (opens in new tab)

3. StuffSat 11 Oct 2025, 4:17pm

   Mayor Andrew Little to be joined on Wellington City Council by Ray Chung, but no place for Tory Whanau (opens in new tab)

4. RNZSat 11 Oct 2025, 9:39pm

   Andrew Little wins mayoralty bid in Wellington, Tory Whanau misses out on Māori Ward seat (opens in new tab)

   • Wellington's new mayor Andrew Little says Tory Whanau faced 'toxic behaviour' (opens in new tab) Sun 12 Oct 2025, 6:27am
5. 1News via RNZSun 12 Oct 2025, 7:10am

   Andrew Little wins mayoralty bid in Wellington (opens in new tab)