Albany showdown

There's a showdown looming on the hustings in Auckland. All eyes will be on the Albany Ward in the Auckland Council elections after this announcement yesterday. One of the candidates states that he will NOT:

1. Piss on any trees
2. Sign paint­ings I have not painted
3. Send drunken texts after 11pm
4. Send drunken press releases after 11pm
5. Hold impor­tant meet­ings in bars
6. Vote to fund Brian Rudman’s theatre
7. Put booz­ing with my mates on my coun­cil credit card. Stop putting piggy noses on trough­ing politicians
8. Punch ambu­lance officers

Yes, dear readers. Cameron "WhaleOil" Slater has entered the race for a council seat, where he will go head-to-head with the soon-to-be-former North Shore mayor Andrew Williams. When we first read the Whale's post we thought that it might be a wind-up, but no; here's the list of candidates.

This is going to be fun! We wonder how Andrew Williams reacted when he read the news. On second thoughts, let's not go there; Andrew Williams has enough problems as it is!!