Former Wellington City councillor Rob Goulden joins mayoral race

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

Wellington mayoral candidate Rob Goulden.

Former Wellington City councillor Rob Goulden has confirmed he is running to be the city’s mayor.

Goulden joins a number of other candidates who have already confirmed they will run in the elections later in the year including incumbent Tory Whanau, councillor Ray Chung, previous candidate Kelvin Hastie and Wellington Live owner Graham Bloxham.

“Wellington needs new leadership,” Goulden said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Our city is facing major challenges on several fronts, and we need a mayor who is up to the job of tackling them.”

Goulden was last a city councillor in 2010.