This is the full version of Casper’s interview with Auckland mayoral candidate Viv Beck, of which an abbreviated segment was played on the Monday Wire.
Viv Beck is currently the chief executive of Heart of the City, a business advocacy group for Auckland’s city centre, and has been endorsed by the National-Party aligned Communities and Residents organisation.
This is the full version of Casper’s interview with Auckland mayoral candidate Ted Johnston, of which an abbreviated segment was played on the Tuesday Wire.
Ted Johnston is currently the co-leader of the New Conservatives party as well as a practising criminal lawyer. He is running on what he labels a centre-right platform, advocating for a revival of the centre city, with a particular emphasis on crime, and reigning in the Council Controlled Organisations.
This is the full version of Casper’s interview with Auckland mayoral candidate Craig Lord, of which an abbreviated segment was played on the Wednesday Wire.
Craig Lord is a freelance media operator and former engineer, and is campaigning on a platform of overhauling council bureaucracy and council-controlled organisations and turning Auckland's CBD into a civic district.
This is the full version of Casper’s interview with Auckland mayoral candidate Efeso Collins, of which an abbreviated segment was played on the Thursday Wire.
Efeso Collins is currently a councillor for the Manukau Ward, and his campaign for mayor has been endorsed by Labour, the Greens, and the similarly aligned local body group city vision. His flagship campaign policy is making Auckland's public transport fees-free.
This is the full version of Casper’s interview with Auckland mayoral candidate Gary Brown, of which an abbreviated segment was played on the Friday Wire.
Gary Brown is the chairperson of the Hibiscus and Bays local board and is running on a centre-right platform that espouses back-to-basics common sense and community cooperation.