In politics, the end of 2022 was dominated by a swing to the right, with Labour stumbling down the polls, and the local elections saw many councils and mayoralties flip across the aisle. 

But in our capital city, their new mayor bucked that trend, taking on Wellington’s mayoralty despite having no experience in public office, and initially being the seeing as the bronze medalist in a two-horse race.  
  
Today, Damien talks to The Front Page's political standout for 2022, Tory Whanau, about how she turned Wellington green – and what others can learn from her victory.

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