April 13, 2012 9:41am by David Farrar

Wellingtonian on Wellington City Councillors

The Wellingtonian has also rated the Wellington City Councillors, through use of a panel. I don’t agree with all of their ratings, but that is probably because of the different perspectives of those on the panel. The panel was:

  • Waterfront Watch chairwoman Pauline Swann
  • Former Wellington Employers’ Chamber of Commerce chief executive Ken Harris
  • Former Wellington mayor Sir Michael Fowler
  • Downstage Theatre director Hilary Beaton
  • Miramar Peninsula Trust chairman Allan Probert
  • Night Shelter manager Mike Leon
  • Former city councillor Sue Piper
  • Business and sports leader John Dow

The ratings are:

  1. Paul Eagle 70.9%
  2. Celia Wade-Brown 68.1%
  3. Ian McKinnon 64.2%
  4. Andy Foster 63.5%
  5. Ngaire Best 59.8%
  6. Justin Letter 55.1%
  7. Stephanie Cook 54.6%
  8. Leonie Gill 54.3%
  9. Jo Coughlan 54.1%
  10. John Morrison 52.1%
  11. Simon Marsh 52.0%
  12. Ray Ahipene-Mercer 51.9%
  13. Iona Pannett 51.7%
  14. Helen Ritchie 50.0%
  15. Bryan Pepperell 41.3%

I think few people would disagree with the bottom two placings.