1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: The world's worst kept secret auklid Mere. Wayne Brown wants 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: three more years from you our super city, Thank you 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: very much. He's launched his bid for reelection today. 4 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 2: He's with me, Hi, Wayne, you get that run. 5 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: You're not sick of it yet. 6 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 2: Well, at least this one is an English So the 7 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 2: last one was in Chinese, which I do speak a 8 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: little bit of. So there you go. 9 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: No, not talking about the interview, I'm talking about the job. 10 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: Ah. Well, it's like the curre of segot has good. 11 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 2: It's good in part. No, I think I'm there you 12 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: go again because I want to. I've made a lot 13 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 2: of progress and delivered most of what I promised, but 14 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 2: I'd want to another three years. All that be locked in. 15 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 2: It won't be unusual to stop wasting money. It'll be 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: the way that they properly behave. It won't be unusual 17 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,599 Speaker 2: for at to listen to the public and stop doing 18 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: dumb stuff. You know, it'll be rocked in that. We 19 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: expect to deliver the last rate rises in the country, 20 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 2: expect to do deliver value for everything. Those things are 21 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 2: still novel and they could be rested. I want those 22 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: to be the normal ongoing behavior. We will behave like 23 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: we're looking after the money as it was our. There's 24 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: something or other I've been working on trying to get 25 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 2: the staff to spend the way is if it was their, 26 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: not just it's somebody else's. 27 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: Geez, you're on message this evening, Wayne. It's good to 28 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: have you. I've been watching your videos on social media 29 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: and you've been down in the city looking at the 30 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: you know, the cone town that the cone apocalypse has 31 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: taken over. How frustrating is it that you're the mayor 32 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: of Auckland and you've got basically no say and all 33 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: of the stuff happening. 34 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 2: Well, at the end of last year, I got a 35 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 2: unanimous support from the council, which is pretty hard to get. 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: I got to tell you to change take back control 37 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: of CEOs, which was one of my five policies that 38 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 2: took me the longest to get underway with the at 39 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 2: It does require that government to change some legislation and 40 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: I've agreed to do that. There's about three pieces of 41 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: legislation and need them to change. And the frustrating part 42 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 2: of the government doesn't move as quickly as I do. 43 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: But they're going to have to speed up. I mean 44 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 2: the visa changes have to be that requires a change. 45 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: The Midnight Levy requires a bit of legislation, but none 46 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 2: of the legislation I'm asking in the government that cost 47 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 2: them any money. So I can't say I have got money. 48 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: Just get on with the job, and a strong mayor 49 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: is in a better position to do that. So I 50 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: need to come back with a big, strong result. 51 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: What about Desley? What's happening with Desley? 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: Well, she's my deputy mayor and she's she will continue 53 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 2: to be part of the team until she decides not 54 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 2: to be part of the team. And I think she's 55 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 2: she's still continuing as part of the team and that's good. 56 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 1: Oh, that's good. So she'll continue on and then you'd 57 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: be happy to have her back next time as a deputy. 58 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: Well, the next time. You don't do that until you 59 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 2: see who it gets in. Some people will retire, some 60 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 2: new people will come. I didn't make a decision until 61 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: well after I won. I actually I had to meet 62 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: them all and pind out what they want to do 63 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 2: and who's happy to do what I want to do. 64 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: So, but you'll definitely stay on to the end of 65 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: this term as your deputy. 66 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: Well is what she said? You say she's happy to 67 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: work on with me, and then they'll be where it 68 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: sits at the moment. 69 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: Oh that's good. And she's not running against you. 70 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: This stage, not that I know. I mean, if she 71 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 2: did do that, that might require a reconsideration. But so 72 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 2: he stays here. We're working as a team and that's 73 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: what I expected to happen. 74 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: All right, Wayne, Thanks very much for coming on tonight. 75 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: Wayne Brown, who wants to be the mayor of Auckland 76 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: one more time and it sounds like Desley. If you 77 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: try and go for that, you might just lose your 78 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: deputy job before the elections. For more from Heather Duplessy 79 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: Allen Drive, listen live to news Talks. It'd be from 80 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.