Another week, another launch of Efeso’s Auckland Mayoralty campaign.
I’ve known Fes for almost 30 years.
As far as I am concerned, he is one of the most brilliant political voices of our generation.
His independence and personal moral compass mark him as a true trailblazer.
His authenticity and true mana as a real voice for the Community was tested over Covid when he became an all important bridge between the Community dealing with Covid and the Community frightened of catching it.
He balances that nexus of power with courage and humility!
He was part of a new Pacifica wave that Helen Clarke created through Tertiary education and his independence to champion causes that impact the poorest has led him to challenge Labour from time to time.
That’s true bravery, being able to criticise your own side when they aren’t living up to our values.
Efeso Collins as Mayor of the largest Pacifica City in the world is a future facing Mayoralty that shows the meritocracy in action.
While many Aucklanders are still undecided, I believe the TV debates will be the thing that convinces most Aucklanders to vote for Efeso.
Despite the CnR support, Viv’s campaign has too many internal problems regarding money for her to win (in fact of all the candidates you can say she’s the only one who can’t win) and while Wayne Brown is a perfectly capable technocrat, his limp debate performances drift like Biden and it’s so apparent and obvious that I just think that even Aucklanders who were Wayne Brown supporters going into the debates will be surprised by how poorly he comes across. Wayne’s social media campaign is also embarrassingly bad.
I just don’t believe real Aucklanders can watch the debates and not see Efeso win them by a country mile.
Efeso should win because he is the best candidate to lead Auckland by an enormous amount.
Efeso should win because Auckland is a meritocracy and we believe in that value.
Efeso could transform this city, but most importantly he has the courage to try.
That’s worth voting for.
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“…Auckland is a meritocracy…”
Current Auckland is any -cracy except merito.
From Fes’s soundbites leading up to this election I cannot help but conclude anyone or anything “north” of his comfort zone will feel the chill of his resentments and prejudices should he be elected mayor.
But having said that should he decide to concentrate the entire cycling budget out “south” to smite Cracker, well God bless him. He’ll get my vote!
Are you trying to piss the Devonport Slackarse off, or just anybody in designer lycra ?
Not sure who that is.
Efeso Collins should indeed win if there is any good at all left in our cold, quantum universe. The papers are printed now and even were there further pullouts to leave just one right wing candidate, it would likely not make a huge difference to the result.
But two things remain:
• Turnout–pathetic is the only way to describe Aucklanders participation rates in recent years, 32–38%!
• Postal Voting–transient renters, alienated non enrolees, and a crumbling postal infrastructure (apart from online shopping couriers) will all hinder efforts to raise the return rate.
So yes, Efeso should win, but the contest still looks like a lottery at this stage.
Sure. Just what Auckland needs; another Labour mayor.
We care about what policies he is pushing, not what party is endorsing him.
He could be endorsed by ACT and I would STILL vote for him.
Well whoever wins the race they will have a big job on their hands navigating this complicated and fast changing world.
Good luck to the winner.
Efeso
is and has been a member of Auckland City Council
Wayne Brown has not nor has Viv Beck, experience matters !
Right on.
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