Can Tory Whanau get financial plan over the line? | Q+A 2024

[@Mikey111111111000]

I can’t think of a worse place for outdoor dining than the golden mile. Wind funnels through there

[@roido6614]

So True Bro. Our Poor Wellingtonians are battered from the Wind. So having Covered entertainment districts would shelter our people from that. Good shelters for our people waiting for buses.

[@dd2451]

Just goes to show how clueless she is. Trying to leave a legacy before she gets the boot. What a narcissist.

[@JacksonKing-d8d]

100% the majority of Wellington agree with this and yet they push on!

[@Mikey111111111000]

@@dd2451 it is a tough job, I don’t agree with all of her decisions but I think she can hold her head high.

[@isaacokell96]

What a disaster, she’s running Wellington into the ground. She should resign as she’s clearly clueless…

[@robingrieve9586]

If a right winger had lied in the same way as she obviously did about her car, Tame would not have let them off so lightly.

[@Malcom4850]

What a terrible woman. ! Can't believe she was voted in as Wellington mayor. Ridiculous...

[@Thebuilder-v7q]

She is disappointing and a disgrace as the mayor for Wellington, the rates are going up at a rate that will be unaffordable at this rate, she has no idea how to stop spending on things that have no value to the city, all we expect from the council is fix up the water infrastructure and roads, she is not there to fix climate issues or solve social problems

[@badchefi]

Maybe you need to put your hand up and run for Mayer then Matt.

[@willturbot1044]

@@badchefi Nah, voting for somebody else who will do a much better job. Not hard.

[@Boardogs-d4c]

@@Thebuilder-v7q I think badchefi has a KZbin channel so if you watch that you'll understand the person 🤣🤣🤢

[@badchefi]

@@Boardogs-d4c what are you referring to specifically?

[@Boardogs-d4c]

@@badchefi for me it was very clear 👍

[@ManUnitedNZ-ng5jw]

This interview is extraordinary and Jack did a good job of exposing Ms Whanau for the liar she is

[@jasperhorace7147]

Always been a liar. Independent, my arse, she is just another dishonest green.

[@captainwheelbarrow649]

That was a crazy interview. She seemed scattered. To be fair I wouldn't want to be mayor of Wellington. Not enough money to fix the problems that need to be fixed after decades of neglect.

[@plumbus813]

She's getting the boot ASAP, I'm voting for the first person who promises to cancel everything in favour of fixing the pipes

[@ProfessionalBadPerson]

Tory Whanau is fixing the pipes, record investment into them under her!

[@johnwatts8346]

1 more year until the next election, we need a new candidate to scrap the cycle lanes and rid of us the pink/orange cones!

[@veteariithomas1848]

People actually voted for her 😂 No wonder Wellington is stuffed.

[@ProfessionalBadPerson]

Proudly, thanks to her we have an amazing spatial plan that will increase housing and revitalize the city

[@willturbot1044]

@@ProfessionalBadPerson That rate payers pay through the nose for. Yeah nah. Revatilze the city ? Shit she better get to it. Oh your talking about Lambton Quay right? Nail in coffin unfortunately.

[@ProfessionalBadPerson]

@@willturbot1044 You mean Thorndon Quay right? Works on Lambton haven’t started

[@willturbot1044]

@@ProfessionalBadPerson Haha that as well. Lambton Quay gonna happen. If she was smart she would tell Genter to piss off and drop it now. But she can;t, its gonna be her legacy vanity project that will kill business's and be the end of her. Good riddance.

[@jasperhorace7147]

But never all of us.

[@EvilKiwi76]

I can’t remember the last time a disclaimer was stated before an interview having to make people aware that the contents of it are going to feature confusion. Tory Whanau is a completely self-unaware hot mess who is clearly not qualified to be in a leadership role such as this. Who provides as justification for not understanding a basic question as “I thought you were asking it in reverse”? And she’s just made the car thing even more awkward than it already was and when confronted with the fact she brought it up in the radio interview she was speechless and was caught out. So many pathological lies and word salad. Her personal issues have been well documented and whether or not they have affected or are affecting her ability to be competent in this role, she is clearly out of her depth. I don’t know whether she is going to run again or not but I don’t see Wellington voting for her again if she does. She basically got elected last time because Andy Foster and Paul Eagle took each other out with disastrous campaigns and she came through the middle as the squeaky clean fresh face. Now she is just coming off as another Andy Foster. Please Wellington put up and elect an actual competent person. We need someone who is down to earth and in touch with the basics at the very least.

[@bronzie59]

She is an embarrassment

[@feesullivan3439]

Very well put. She’s not competent and her agenda is destroying the city.

[@elliotchapman4367]

Wellington needs an independent that remains independent

[@ProfessionalBadPerson]

@@elliotchapman4367 I actually like politicians who are clear on their values rather then independents who we all know are secret national party stooges

[@ProfessionalBadPerson]

Meh, she misunderstood a question but her answer was decent

[@vanessablackmore8755]

What a hot mess. I’m embarrassed, as a woman and as a Wellingtonian. She sold her car to help pay her mortgage because her interests rates doubled?Everyone’s interest rates doubled! If she can’t manage her finances on $190k and after winning lotto, she has no business trying to run a city.

[@desmondfrost1763]

Desmond here I am 100 percent behind you she must resign I agree she must stop making excuses

[@perryanderson9103]

This is what happens when you let a greens member run a city

[@julianwarmington1267]

Sounds good to me. BTW, you do remember it's called democracy, right? She was elected and she IS working to get things done as promised. She also inherited the mess left by previous WCCs that had shirked their responsibilities to address the water pipes issues. Good on her!

[@TheMarathonomahos]

😂​@@julianwarmington1267

[@TiffanyTwisted-w3q]

She's done an amazing job with what was handed to her. I'm very impressed

[@harbourhaven]

@@julianwarmington1267 Did she also inherit an alcohol problem and abusing males in public toilets?

[@johnnygoggles6427]

​@@julianwarmington1267😂😂😂😂😂

[@waynekennedy7922]

Incompetent and out of her depth. No wonder Wellington is stuffed. This interview was embarrassing at best.

[@mrFizzboat]

This woman is a mess.

[@julianwarmington1267]

I don't know, I think she's doing pretty well. Not perfect, of course, but she still actually answered all the questions ... unlike most elected politicians these days! I'd much rather she was running the country than the current lot of corporate fascists.

[@harbourhaven]

@@julianwarmington1267 Wow, fascist, the go to word these days 😅fascism and communism, the little twins.

[@Bruiser223]

@@julianwarmington1267 you're clearly delusional if you think this women is doing pretty well

[@dd2451]

@@julianwarmington1267 Put the glass BBQ down please.

[@OnlyThe1Son]

FFS.. this is why we need IQ tests for everyone who wants to work in parliament. represent cities, and government positions. different tests for different positions. just getting votes from the people shouldnt be enough to seek such a position. we need some basic requirements before one is eligible to run... people who lead parties.. work for parties.. hold office.. work in government... politics, council etc.. and this should go all over the world!

[@luckyM9963]

and psychometrics.

[@johnwatts8346]

iq tests to get a vote too!

[@AngrySpartan9311]

She turned this interview into a train wreck.

[@willturbot1044]

Prince Andrew could have done a better job.

[@johnnyp3161]

She is a train wreck. Have you not been following her behavior last few years

[@timkeane3800]

The wellington trains are more reliable than this Cleveland steam train 🚂

[@bobboris3528]

she makes train wrecks look organised and wanted.

[@desmondfrost1763]

Desmond here I agree

[@tigertiger1699]

Why do I instantly get vibe that she’s an ego and a BS artist…?

[@willturbot1044]

Knew that when she said she spent a shitload of $ on her election campaign. The Kool Aid drinkers in Wellington hoover up any Green BS. This is what you get.

[@DanielleA2023]

You're projecting

[@tigertiger1699]

@@DanielleA2023 You must be omnipotent to know that.. and I’m pretty sure you aren’t.., ya want to try again smart arse..

[@tigertiger1699]

@@DanielleA2023 First time I’ve heard her& she strikes me as a 💩 talker…, are you saying that Im not allowed to comment ?

[@willturbot1044]

@@DanielleA2023 I think you are projecting vomit.

[@MrBoloYeung]

Im 40 y/o. Born and raised here and its a real shame what this city has turned into. These greenies haved ruined this city with their pet projects and its only going to get worse. The city centre is a ghose town now and businesses are shutting up due to their foolishness. Why would anyone want to open a business in the city with this crazy council.

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

Wellington is beyond repair.Worst of the worst with this mayor and no future.

[@numnum5]

so consfused! what is she even talking about...... "agree to disagree"?? which mean nothing gets done and more tax dollars wasted with her just talking...alot... so much chaos out of her month...

[@mikehern2979]

What a train wreck of an interview. She miss understands a simple question, and then is caught lying about selling her car because she couldn't afford to pay her bills. And to top it off she is keen to do another two terms as mayor. Talk about living in a realm of fantasy.

[@AntoniaAllison-v8d]

She has to go.. and Jack you showed her up for what she is!

[@RamseyTV1]

flashback to raygun's olympic performance

[@ZaneLike]

Jack was really gentle with his interview style here, not uour typical Jack Tame interview yet Tori still made an absolute mess of it.

[@JonWrightson]

Not sure about that at all. He asked questions and was insistent. She wasn't trying to avoid the questions, she just had a mental fart moment. That makes her human and less experienced at media at this level. I'm sure we'll all get over it soon.

[@ZaneLike]

@@JonWrightson No way, rewatch it again, then go watch other interviews he does from various other Politicians. He was very gentle with her compared to normal Jack. I'm actually feeling sorry for her, it's clear she's out of her depth. This isn't media training, she's incompetent for the role. Her fan base can bitch and moan and call people names all they want, as I see on other platforms, but facts are facts, she needs to step down, or the Government needs to step in. The city is an absolute mess.

[@the90005]

We'd be better off with a bunch of chickens in a box for council.

[@1dayatatyme]

With all do respect, how on earth did this woman become a Mayor?

[@jame2433]

It’s pretty easy to get yourself on the ballot and the other choices were not great either.

[@1dayatatyme]

That’s a bit of a worry.

[@EvilKiwi76]

Best of a bad bunch. To be fair the other choices were Andy Foster and Paul Eagle who just cancelled each other out with childish fighting. Tory actually came across as the adult in the room at the time.

[@1dayatatyme]

Has local politics always been this sloppy?

[@EvilKiwi76]

@@1dayatatyme WCC has been pretty dysfunctional for quite a few years now

[@dennisdennis6980]

Greens and Maori Party supporter trying to be Mayor for Wellington.FFS get rid of this thing!!!!

[@richs8882]

Wow this dishonest rambling from the mayor of our beautiful city spells a whole lot of trouble for all of us. We need to vote her out immediately before we lose Wellington to her agenda cult.

[@mrawson1234]

WCC needs to be put under administration immediately

[@cecefuss]

The problem with Takina is the pricing - you have Te Papa across the road which does mostly free excellent exhibitions, then over the road is somewhere that will cost you $50 to get in. When I got a quote for running a small public sector conference there, the amount quoted was eye-watering. I understand that they need to recoup costs, but it won't become popular amongst Wellingtonians while most of them can't afford to enter, especially given the current cost of living crisis.

[@roido6614]

I agree. I would rather have walked into the previously warm and sheltered Reading Cinema for some food and Entertainment than Takina!

[@davehughes9905]

I think the booze was talking - how the fuck can you tell the question in reverse. REALLY, an elected leader. STAND DOWN.

[@cjh10]

Fully backflipped on the selling shares issue n pretended she misunderstood. Gawd that was cringe. It sounds like she doesn't fully understand what she's doing

[@chunlee9802]

we need more people to vote her out

[@jizzlipps]

I think I liked her more when she was a drunk.... she made more sense

[@EvilKiwi76]

She didn’t make much sense in that interview. Perhaps she wasn’t completely sober there.

[@ShelleySpey]

😂

[@rossclark3158]

Would Jack Tame have allowed someone from the "otherside" to get away with the stuff he let slide or asked again then let it go.. Disappointing for Wellington both people involved in this interview!

[@Xnikki1288]

We don't need the fxxking cycle ways!!!! The roads were fine how they were. Lyall bay ruined, rongotai ruined, island bay ruined, berhampore ruined, new town ruined.

[@julianwarmington1267]

You mean YOU don't "need" the cycleways *today*... but you can grow up and choose to use them tomorrow, if you want, or anything thereafter... and, anyway, if you hadn't noticed yet: other folks live in the city too - you do need to learn to share a bit 'cos plenty of other people DO want to be able to ride around the city safely... and safe cycleways provide that feeling of safety, right alongside actually being safer.

[@JonWrightson]

They're on the council website and update automatically including the percentage increases year over year so it's really easy to see just how many more people are riding already even before the entire network is complete @@Annaspanner

[@craybro]

Fix the pipes Tory, Wellington can’t change the course of the world’s climate

[@plumbus813]

She is aligning our local council policy with global climate and social justice trends... Not the job of local council! Just fix the pipes, cancel everything else!

[@JonWrightson]

You mean science then,@@plumbus813 Thank goodness our country has at least ONE leader smart, kind, and strong enough to listen to by far the most -- basically all -- scientists for a change!

[@gerrylambert5225]

Every interview I hear with this Mayor makes me realise that the interviewer would make a better mayor for WGTN

[@Boardogs-d4c]

Listening to this is making me want to drink 😂

[@jasperhorace7147]

Join the mare, then.

[@Boardogs-d4c]

@@jasperhorace7147 us honkeys have take most there land already 🤣

[@timkeane3800]

If drinking makes you Def count me in 😂

[@marcusclouth9958]

Early indications😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂activation

[@agentlevanto2964]

What a complete word salad hot mess - it’s clear Tory has no ability to organise her thinking or give a straight answer … no wonder she’s failing Wellington.

[@Clubs_88]

Get her sacked!

[@luckyM9963]

Imagine 9 years with this muppet....

[@JacksonKing-d8d]

Watching this after the vote! Is a crack up! "I don't have a majority that apposes my plan" ! She is delusional and needs to go! OMG, outdoor dining, public transport, cycleways works wonders in certain cities. Does not work in Wellington!

[@Ericbryanmr]

What a sharp, intelligent politician...Jack Tame would make.

[@willturbot1044]

Yeah nah

[@EvilKiwi76]

@@Ericbryanmr Another example of why genuinely intelligent and smart people don’t go anywhere near the coal face. They know better.

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

No thanks.

[@Pedromanus56]

Political riff raff....she has a nerve

[@AC-zo9qq]

Did you actually sell your car ??😅...why is it so hard to answer

[@magamike1800]

Wellington mayors get progressively worse.

[@JennySim-u1s]

This interview is not reassuring at all. The 10th of October sounds like a potential dooms day for Wellington. I sincerely hope that's not the case.

[@hamishpike9907]

Absolute shambles.

[@meganccc3210]

She thought she could endear herself to the people by saying she is struggling too and had to sell her car. Turns out when your salary is almost $200k all it shows is the bubble she lives in. Ick.

[@TiffanyTwisted-w3q]

Luxon is over 9000 weekly before tax and she's under a third of that with the responsibility of working through all the carnage left by the current coalition and paying for her home. Luxon has five houses. Perspective is everything!

[@JonWrightson]

Only five houses now? Last I heard it was seven. Did he sell a couple... ... to City Mission for $1 each, perhaps? @@TiffanyTwisted-w3q

[@badchefi]

Jack is one of the best we have in NZ - Thank you and keep up the great work you are doing!

[@Aaron-sanderson]

Easily the best, along with Guyon Espiner. Such a need to dig deep, cut through the BS & hold politicians to account. Most journalists aren’t holding current govt to account, the mis truths they’re getting away with is just criminal

[@julianwarmington1267]

Hmm... I don't know, @@Aaron-sanderson , Mihingarangi Forbes is really excellent, Julian Wilcox is fantastic, actually there are heaps of brilliant journalists throughout Aotearoa NZ, on radio, in print, online, and even some on telly... Having said that, i agree especially the ones on telly don't seem to ask follow up questions enough and demand straight clear answers. Jack Tame pretty consistently does, and that's wonderfully refreshing. Yeah, I'm pretty sick of the US-style empty media rhetoric our politicians too often give, and their non-answers too often accepted uncritically by TV talk-show hosts playing journalist.

[@rhettsycoplando4064]

She needs to resign now: alcoholic & now lying about selling a car. If she can't manage her own finances how can she be trusted with a city?

[@julianwarmington1267]

Eurghm... what? Not sure what show you were just watching, but Mayor Whanau didn't lie at all. She was taken out of context about a personal question that had no place being included in any interview to start with, before let alone this one using up valuable TV air time this time: Why DIDN"T Tame ask more questions about our industrial climate crisis, and why Mayor Whanau is one of only about three or four mayors around the whole country actually taking environmental issues seriously?! THAT's what I wanted to hear about.

[@Thebuilder-v7q]

@@julianwarmington1267 the councils core business is to run the city not climate issues that’s the government job, the council is spending 7 million on this and Tory wants to double that come on grow up

[@EcoKiwiMagazine]

The council's job is the run the city to the best of its ability, and if our central government is ignoring its duty and responsibility and the experts and the science, then I sure am glad SOMEONE in a position of authority has both the brains and the backbone to "frickin" *finally* DO The Right Thing - or are you a Fox News watching, US-style Libertarian@@Thebuilder-v7q ?

[@Thebuilder-v7q]

@@EcoKiwiMagazine but the council is not doing a good job, look at the miss management of the city infrastructure Water 55% wasted, top heavy management in the council 50%of the rates to pay staff The city will go bankrupt in no time

[@JonWrightson]

I agree with EcoKiwi: the Wgtn city council was left the ancient water pipes issue to fix up because so many earlier city councillors ignored their maintenance as a pressing issue, and now, finally, it's become a problem obvious to anyone using local roads. Also, previously, with a sensible central government we'd have had Three Waters passed and local governments supported in dealing with just these issues. Do you blame anyone on council for not foreseeing the widespread corrupting attitude of the Atlas Network in using racism to undercut such solid initiatives? Or perhaps you work for the Atlas Network, too,@@Thebuilder-v7q ?

[@JamesSumner-Goodwin]

Seriously Wellington... At this stage, anyone who stands against her is an instant upgrade. Vote her out in 2025!

[@mobbarley7517]

Completely incapable but a perfect example along with whats happened in parliament of why green party members cant be in charge of anything. Straight up lied about the car sale.

[@EvilKiwi76]

Green Party candidate selection is certainly under the microscope. Elizabeth Kerikeri, Darleen Tana, Tory Whanau, Julie Ann Genter all appear to living on another planet with very similar qualities!

[@julianwarmington1267]

Ah... - wot?! Nonsense. There's a huge difference between media taking a comment out of context and a bold faced lie. - And what importance is her personal business to anyone else anyway?! She'd doing fine as a mayor. The only problem we face as a city is all the whinging whining sexist racist moaners getting hysterical about someone different being in power and visible on the telly. "mob" - indeed !

[@pradeepmagan6951]

What about the ridiculous rates, also why no cost savings within council

[@willturbot1044]

She has made no reference to cost cutting at all. Judging by her personal spending habits, she don't care,more goes out than comes in.

[@Thebuilder-v7q]

She can’t even get her own house in order, she sold her car, omg to stupid that’s for sure

[@Thebuilder-v7q]

There are to many people doing nothing in the council, someone said to me that there are 20 in the office in the tree maintenance department and 12 on the tools That’s why the council is losing money,should be 2 in the office

[@willturbot1044]

@@Thebuilder-v7q Yes, funny how the public service has been culled but absolutely no mention of cost cutting in the council except the mayor saying she sold her car which was all BS anyway. Hate to think how much money they hand over to Downer who always seems very unproductive when fixing things (loads of people milling around looking at their phones).

[@JonWrightson]

She explains that in the interview. Maybe you need to watch it again ... and take notes this time if that's not too difficult for you.

[@davidfentonhancock6646]

Nothing but a charlatan ......Forget the new "Wahine Toa Green" and remember the words of the great self educated Australian PM Paul Keating who said "In a 2 horse race always back "self interest."

[@blusheen378]

She's totally lost, now a laughing stock for whole of NZ. When would it end for Wellington?

[@julianwarmington1267]

Hmm... nah, I don't think so. Only the inane Fox News viewers and sexist racist Platform punters so used to having to listen to loud ranty blowhards and used to being able to vent their ill-thought out ramblings are laughing or saying Mayor Whanau's lost. Actually, she's doing a great job. Good on her.

[@luckyM9963]

She is a disgrace. Worst mayor ever…

[@ShirleyZhang-bt4dj]

Tory is from the Green Party and Green Party thinking.What would you expect ?Imagine if the Green Party was running NZ ?

[@badchefi]

Worst.

[@elliotchapman4367]

12% approval rating

[@willturbot1044]

Not sure if worst. Celia Wade Brown got two terms and was a complete fruit loop.

[@Thebuilder-v7q]

She is only speaking 25 % on water, every other council in Wellington is spending 50-60% on water, she is wasting money on nice things instead of the water infrastructure, rates don’t decrease that’s a fact

[@Homemade1772]

She has to go!

[@roido6614]

$330 Million in Restoring the Town Hall. We could have rebuilt Sky Stadium with a Roof for the Amazing WGTN Phoenix Club and Hurricanes, built a New Entertainment complex to replace Reading Cinema and rebuilt a new Town Hall! Wellington has True potential to Unlock Amazing things about it, but it just needs someone with the Vision, and Balls to lead us in a NEW Direction!!

[@ianbarnett6027]

Sorry I'm utterly confused. Are they selling the shares or not??

[@EcoKiwiMagazine]

They're voting on that October 10th. - While I'd' prefer they didn't have to, on the other hand, an airport is a liability and we could better put the money toward fixing the messes left by previous WCCs' generations of deferred maintenance on the water pipes etc.

[@ianbarnett6027]

@@EcoKiwiMagazine Thanks for explaining that. Tough position to be in. Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't. Good luck with it all.

[@jasperhorace7147]

@@EcoKiwiMagazine And exactly how much has been spent on water improvement since this mad woman became mayor. It’s all gone on ridiculous underused bike lanes.

[@EcoKiwiMagazine]

Hmm... I'm not sure on any of that, except that she's probably much more sane than anyone in the current coalition government admin. She certainly seems a lot more honest and rational, even if an interview with Jack Tame can produce a brain fart moment. That just makes her seem all the more human to me. I'd likely be at least mildly freaked out by the idea of being on national telly, let alone having Jack Tame throw a barrage of sharp questions at me. But I'm sure you'd do much better @@jasperhorace7147

[@tajtandoori9076]

I'm a leftie but I voted for Nick Leggett, why did no one else? He would've been great!

[@perryanderson9103]

Shes broke and taken Wellington with her

[@willturbot1044]

And still trying to create a legacy. Cycle lanes and a travesty of a development Lambton Quay. So fkn arrogant esp with other peoples money.

[@EvilKiwi76]

Not defending her at all but Wellington was broke before she came in in 2022. Covid snd the earthquakes stuffed that.

[@mobbarley7517]

​@EvilKiwi76 has it gotten better or worse?

[@EvilKiwi76]

@@mobbarley7517 Stuck in a rut. There’s no money and we’ve got decades of neglected infrastructure. What’s exacerbating it is, everyone’s way of living has changed since Covid. People still work from home a lot and a whole bunch of Govt workers have lost their jobs over the last few months. The old model that we all known has been rapidly changing.

[@kevinansley7353]

How do these people never learn, surely the lessons from Hamiltons Victoria street should have gone in. The street was made " pedestrian friendly" and comercial concerns were sacrificed on the alter of green fantasies. The end result is another shopping area doing just fine with car parking and ratepayers still paying idiots to undo their pet projects.

[@feesullivan3439]

Yes. Victoria street is a desolate dangerous mess. It used to be beautiful vibrant and always busy. I’ll never understand why they removed the fountains ⛲️

[@willturbot1044]

She (Tory) is trying to leave a legacy at ratepayers expense. Trouble is, she will be gone soon enough and be exposed as the most fraudulent mayor ever.

[@rugby55298]

Does she even know what she's talking about? This is embarrassing!

[@Swo882]

Makes absolutely no sense. Please make it make sense

[@EvilKiwi76]

Do you want your answer in reverse? 🤣

[@laurencengaia]

She is so misleading to the point where do you start to believe her as we all know when we lie and rehearse that lie somewhere in the story the truth comes out

[@merlenechambers575]

Selling assets to facilitate a party?

[@Jon-wf3wg]

The car conversation raises a genuine question. How do we know what statements to believe - which are true, which are lies, and which are , in her own words, off hand comments that are not true

[@EvilKiwi76]

The car conversation is quite straight forward. She clearly can’t manage her personal finances. Her salary is more than liveable even in this economic environment. She’s just been spending beyond her means.

[@Jon-wf3wg]

Silly me, of course we know when she is lying as her lips are moving (she calls in spin)

[@EvilKiwi76]

@@Jon-wf3wg She did a podcast the day after she recorded the Q&A interview and she acknowledged on that podcast how much a disaster it was. So even before it went to air she knew she’d done a terrible job salad explaining. What a mess!

[@markreynolds7890]

shes a confused and conflicted individual

[@MrUHTiger]

Golden mile need to fix the pipes first her priorities seem to be stupid and im from Upper Hutt cant believe this ladys birdbrain ideas. Her Clinate change policies are killing New Zealand

[@julianwarmington1267]

It's not her ideas: the plan was put in place before her time... and our industrial climate crisis is certainly from well before her time. All responsible mayors will be taking EVERY MEASURE POSSIBLE to react and respond for the good of all species, and not just blindly ignoring all risk and responsibility. That Mayor Whanau HAS mentioned our industrial climate crisis clearly and without being asked explicitly by the interviewer is exactly the sign we need to know that she IS both intelligent and honest enough to have been bought out or convinced to do the wrong thing by fossil fuel industry reps, gas guzzler industry reps, or animal ag. industry reps. Good on her! And shame on all other mayors around the country without the spine or good sense to do the right thing for present AND future citizens of their cities and towns.

[@Playfu1W1nd]

I’ll disagree with you on the climate change front, but on a practical level I agree abandon all the pet projects and just fix the pipes and basic infrastructure. I think the current politicians think they need to do big showy things to get attention and buzz on social Media. Personally I think a focus on small scale projects that demonstrate improvements for the lives of people in Wellington would get you way more political capital.

[@bobbuilder-h8b]

so out of her depth. this ferral maori has to go.

[@bradleycoe6972]

HOLY GOD we found the problem with wellington

[@EvilKiwi76]

I’m not a fan of hers but the problem with Wellington goes long back before her. Courtney Place is a dumpster fire that hasn’t been refreshed since the late 90s for a start. And the bureaucracy around the earthquake prone buildings has been a mess. Places like Reading Cinema and the Amora Hotel and the Library are embarrassing

[@toniyoung1057]

I suppose you get what you vote for. Good luck Wellington. She can't understand questions then seems to make things up.

[@EvilKiwi76]

No one voted for that though. I watched a lot of the interviews she did with Paul Eagoe and Andy Foster. She came across as better than both of them at the time. She didn’t come across like that in the campaign at all. She was the best choice out of the three of them at the time.

[@jasperhorace7147]

And those of us who didn’t vote for her just have to put up with her absolute nonsense. Such an embarrassment.

[@EvilKiwi76]

@@jasperhorace7147 Yep. But that’s democracy. Majority wins and you don’t always get what you want.

[@craignalder1850]

Wow. Losing the plot. I hope she gets the help she needs and I hope Wellington gets the help it needs.

[@julianwarmington1267]

What are you even trying to talk about?! She did fine. Stop jumping on the hysteria bandwagon, Craig.

[@craignalder1850]

@@julianwarmington1267 I'm talking about Tory Whanau and she's clearly not fine. At least she hasn't been caught shoplifting. Yet.

[@geoffwalker6739]

55 WCC communication staff and she still can't get her facts right....

[@JackieBrown-m1w]

Wow. What a muppet.

[@Kiwi_Dave]

Sobered up for an interview, her only achievement so far..

[@iosefaandrews2351]

But if there aren't any businesses left how does this work? You will increase rates to fund a project that doesnt support local businesses, doesnt take into account that more people are working from home, have created cycleways that are not being used with the hope that they will be. Its a puzzle that doesn't seem to fit together.

[@MarcHillM]

WCC debt due to exceed 270% of revenue in 2025 according to Standard and Poor who have also given WCC two consecutive credit downgrades. The convention center is running at a $48 million annual loss

[@julianwarmington1267]

Did you not actually listen to her excellent explanation in answer to Tame's question on just that topic? What, were you too busy loudly frothing at the mouth just 'cos there's someone just a little different to you doing an excellent job as mayor?!

[@MarcHillM]

Maybe read S&P's last two reports since she hasn't

[@MarcHillM]

"Excellent " you've got to be joking. You paid by her?

[@JonWrightson]

You paid by the Atlas Network? Jordan Williams got you on speed dial?@@MarcHillM

[@ravenswing602]

Shes saying bla blaaa blaaa she doesnt care cos shes getting payed for doing nothing but yabbering. Pifft

[@willturbot1044]

Her biggest lie was "rates will decrease from this point forward ".

[@EvilKiwi76]

@@willturbot1044 I think what she meant was the rates are going to be lower next year and this is a bit of a one off to cover things. It’s the same for a lot of other councils. But she just did a terrible job at making that clear. Not supporting her but the future rates for the next couple of years have already been telegraphed and they are lower than this year.

[@willturbot1044]

@@EvilKiwi76 She said not that long ago rates for this year would be 13-18%. My new rates bill has them at 22%. She full of BS.

[@EvilKiwi76]

@@willturbot1044 I’ve just looked at the median rates of every suburb under WCC for 2024-25. The median is about 18%. I don’t know what statement you’re referring to but I would assume any statement that was made would have been referring to the median. Of course depending on each individual property some will lower, some will be higher. Clearly at 22% you’re on the higher end of a fancy expensive home.

[@EvilKiwi76]

@@willturbot1044 It’s not a nice try. This is just how the system works. It’s not my opinion. It’s a fact. Either you don’t know how the rates are calculated or you miscalculated something. You do know that everyone’s rates are slightly different based on the CV of your land right? Did you include GWRC rates into your calculation? Or have you added them together to get to 22%? You do know they are different rates and councils right?

[@Jon-wf3wg]

That was a woppa, no rates reductions in the forecast, just more massive increases

[@agenttriplea1937]

Another diversity hire gone wrong. She brought up selling her car three minutes in to that prior interview, and now her story keeps changing. if I had zero respect for her, that would be more than I actually have currently.

[@JonWrightson]

Jealousy will get you nowhere.

[@agenttriplea1937]

@@JonWrightson I'm not jealous of fat lying drunks. You must be projecting.

[@grantchin1526]

Rates decreases??? Does she mean future rates will actually be less or that future increases to rates will be less?

[@ChrisBurrow-z2b]

When have rates decreased?Sounds like BS to me

[@bobbyhorowitz9089]

Future increases will be less. Nothing gets cheaper in this world, you know that Grant

[@grantchin1526]

@@bobbyhorowitz9089 Yes, I know - but there was infinitesimal hope that her wording: '...that the rates will start to decrease over time' was not a BS statement aimed at the gullible with the mayor conveniently/purposefully omitting the word 'increases' after 'rates'.

[@bobbyhorowitz9089]

@@grantchin1526 Yea she sure knows how to deliver a word salad!

[@jasperhorace7147]

Just goes to show she has absolutely no understanding of the word decrease. Dumb and dumber.

[@tonygee3284]

Get Tory out she is useless in this job

[@miketodd-t2t]

what a complete waste of time!

[@RichardCruice]

Well she appears to be inspiring UNITY in this comments section. Everyone can see she is confused and delusional.

[@JonWrightson]

Speak for yourself She *was* confused for one question, and answered all the others brilliantly, and put that first one right, too. Meantime, it's just the rabbid right wing munters beating the hysteria drums because they can't handle seeing someone not an old white male in an office of power and actually dealing with the total shambles of a mess left by previous city councils.

[@PowerboatTraining]

If you voted for this woman to be your mayor... 🫵🤡🤣

[@garrethoien6666]

A small few overshadow the good work with their dysfunctional behavior...yeah one. We have a solid long term plan that will put Wellington into the future....except the L.T.P isn't going to be viable.......exactly.

[@Jo-bo1mp]

She has no clue what she is talking about. Dear me, please just go!!!!!

[@sparky12261]

Jesus Wellington should make Joe Biden its Mayor on January 21st next year... He is sharp as a bulb.

[@ddw132]

This person has repeatedly shown herself to lack all the qualities to hold office, be it personal or technocratic. This made me cringe. Do us all a favour

[@willpenny5001]

What a messy interview.

[@perryanderson9103]

Weve got a woke mayor like her in Gisborne they need to be sacked

[@jame2433]

In all fairness, as much as I don’t think shes good, what is woke about her?

[@timkeane3800]

This is pure Cinema 🎥

[@awblax1]

The airport is a regional asset and not just Wellington's so the Regional Council should buy the shares

[@smudge6831]

Jack Tame, “How is your relationship with Simeon Brown?” Great! Nek minute a Crown observer is appointed. Whanau clearly is out of her depth, and has not l read the room

[@druckerman247]

The agenda of stupidity.

[@Pedromanus56]

And I thought it was the white folk who spoke with a forked tongue

[@falemaa9187]

Whoever prepped her with the talking points should have added that when unsure how to answer, firstly, don't deflect, project, evade, or minimise. Secondly, do not-I repeat, do not lie.