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Former Mayor Hubbard endorses Collins for Auckland

Auckland Mayoral Candidate Efeso Collins (Website Picture)

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Auckland, August 7, 2022

Former Auckland City Mayor Dick Hubbard has described Fa’anana Efeso Collins as “a natural leader for the current times,” endorsing Collins for the Auckland Mayoralty.

“Efeso Collins offers Auckland a distinctive style of practical and inclusive leadership which is what a city such as Auckland needs at this point in time,” he said in a statement.

Mr Hubbard, the founder of Hubbard Foods Ltd, is a swing voter who has voted both Labour and National in the past. He was the Mayor of Auckland from 2004 to 2007.

He said that Collins “clearly stands out from the other candidates.”

Alluding to recent developments in the Mayoral race, Mr Hubbard said: “Efeso has demonstrated he has the ability to rise above petty politics and unworkable election promises.”

He commended Collins’ collaborative, practical skills.

Former Mayor Dick Hubbard at Indian Newslink Offices on June 26, 2007
(Photo by Narendra Bedekar)

Unique and natural Leader

“He is a unique and natural leader who has the clear and demonstrated ability to bring the best out of teams of people – be they politicians or otherwise. He is inclusive, not divisive. He has vision but is practical,” Mr Hubbard said.

On the experience of Mr Collins as a Councillor, he said that Mr Collins intimately knows the internal workings of Auckland city.

“He is highly articulate and persuasive. He is comfortable in the different ethnic settings that make up multicultural Auckland. I believe that he is a man for all people and a natural leader for the current times. Efeso has my full endorsement for Mayor of Auckland and I encourage you to vote for him come October,” he said.

welcoming Hubbard’s endorsement, Mr Collins said, “I thank Dick Hubbard for his endorsement. I have long admired his socially responsible approach to business, and I will aim to be a collaborative and authentic leader for Auckland, just as Dick demonstrated both in politics and in business.”

Efeso Collins has led initial polling in the Mayoral race.

Voting for local elections will be held between September 16 and October 8, 2022.

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