A man who has made a name for himself by losing elections by spectacular margins has announced he will be contesting the Auckland mayoralty and Mt Roskill by-election simultaneously.
The fact the mayoral and a possible by-election will not be held simultaneously does not bother Adam John Holland, who describes himself as "kind of an anarchist".
He is standing as a Not A Party candidate and encouraging people not to vote.
If elected Auckland Mayor he will not do a single thing "just as I haven't done a single thing for the past seven years of my retirement".
"It is my belief that the role of an elected official ought not to impose one's own views and laws on the people, but rather to stand down immediately and allow local communities to build and grow naturally," Mr Holland said.
