Wellington's mayoralty race is hotting up amid allegations of toxicity and hanging around too long.
Eight people have put their hands up for the capital city's mayoralty chains and the electioneering has already begun.
Nick Leggett, the mayor of Porirua, is now vying for the top spot around his southern neighbour's council table and has come out swinging with a range of radical ideas.
He also labelled the present council culture as "toxic".
If elected, he would introduced annual rotations for council committee chairmen and women and, in an idea straight from America, will step down after two terms.