Dame Kerry Prendergast: Former Wellington Mayor on Tory Whanau bowing out of the mayoral race

Tory Whanau's shock U-turn not to run for the Wellington mayoralty again marks three consecutive one-term mayors for the capital. 

Whanau has this morning revealed she's dropping out of the race, saying she wants to give Andrew Little a clearer run to victory. 

It means Whanau, along with the two previous mayors Andy Foster and Justin Lester, only served one term in the job. 

Former Mayor Dame Kerry Prendergast told Mike Hosking that's bad for the city, which needs stability. 

Tory Whanau will stand for the city's Māori ward. 

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