Super City candidates tweet their mayoral plans

Who will be the first mayor of the Auckland Super City? Photo / Greg Bowker

The race to be the first mayor of the Auckland Super City is heating up - and it's also tweeting up.

We asked mayoral candidates if they would condense their campaign promises and visions into a single message that could be easily shared around on Twitter, the social media site famous for its 140-character limit.

In the interest of fairness, the 10 candidates who chose to participate were asked to submit their tweets to nzherald.co.nz, where they will be tweeted at @nzherald and @nzhdebate. This is because not all candidates involved in the mayoral race are active on Twitter and of those who are, the usernames are not of a uniform length.

Therefore each candidate has been given up to 125 characters in which to create their message, leaving a minimum of 15 characters in which to fit the candidates' names.

We invite Twitter users to take part by tweeting the messages below and starting their own debates about the future of New Zealand's largest city.

What Auckland Super City mayoral candidates want you to know, in 125 characters or less:

John Banks: Vote John Banks to get decisive + stable leadership, experience to keep rates down, make the transition work & fix transport


Marlene Barr:
BARR!No humbug*honestly*'Independent'Fit,clever,qualified,wise & caring
for our place,my hometown.All voices heard.Arohanui


Penny Bright: Say NO 2 the $UPERCITY-vote Penny Bright 4 Mayor!
Defend democracy - oppose the corporate takeover! pennybright4mayor.org.nz


Len Brown: Auckland can be the best place to live, work and play. It's our time to build a great city based on strong communities.


Hugh Chapman: My detailed plans will fix congestion, lift Auckland's productivity in 3 yrs, save $2 B/pa for 25 yrs & increase jobs, wages.


Colin Craig: A new city needs a new Mayor. Not an old has-been. Vote for the Future. Vote for Colin Craig.


Simon Prast: For inspirational and effective leadership: For Auckland's 21st century prosperity and wellbeing: Vote Simon Prast for Mayor


Mark Ross: If you want common sense decision making &accountability then dont vote for a politician, vote for a courier driver,Vote Ross


Andrew Williams: 'Can Do' Mayor Andrew Williams who delivers! Colourful mover & shaker w/great community results. www.andrewwilliams.co.nz


David Willmott: Cities congesting, houses unaffordable, economies collapsing. Car-led expansion cities booming. Support Roads First.

- NZHERALD STAFF