GDP per person during each mayor's tenure
8 mayors, ranked by how GDP per person changed from their first day in office, next to New Zealand over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs NZ | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Len Brown | Auckland | 1 Nov 2010 – 15 Oct 2016 | +16.9% 2010 → 2016 | +8.2 pts NZ +8.7% | +2.6%/yr | |
| 2 | N Bob Parker | Christchurch | 13 Oct 2007 – 24 Oct 2013 | +15.7% 2007 → 2013 | +11.6 pts NZ +4.1% | +2.5%/yr | |
| 3 | N John Banks | Auckland | 1 Nov 2001 – 31 Oct 2004 | +11.4% 2001 → 2004 | +2.1 pts NZ +9.3% | +3.7%/yr | |
| 4 | N Phil Goff | Auckland | 15 Oct 2016 – 16 Oct 2022 | +11.1% 2016 → 2022 | −0.7 pts NZ +11.8% | +1.8%/yr | |
| 5 | N Celia Wade-Brown | Wellington | 27 Oct 2010 – 10 Oct 2016 | +8.0% 2010 → 2016 | −0.7 pts NZ +8.7% | +1.3%/yr | |
| 6 | N Kerry Prendergast | Wellington | 27 Oct 2001 – 27 Oct 2010 | +7.9% 2001 → 2010 | −7.6 pts NZ +15.5% | +0.8%/yr | |
| 7 | N Lianne Dalziel | Christchurch | 24 Oct 2013 – 8 Oct 2022 | +3.7% 2013 → 2022 | −13.6 pts NZ +17.3% | +0.4%/yr | |
| 8 |  Justin Lester | Wellington | 10 Oct 2016 – 19 Oct 2019 | +2.8% 2016 → 2019 | −3.3 pts NZ +6.1% | +0.9%/yr | |
| 9 | N Andy Foster | Wellington | 19 Oct 2019 – 15 Oct 2022 | +1.2% 2019 → 2022 | −4.2 pts NZ +5.4% | +0.4%/yr | |
| 10 | N Dick Hubbard | Auckland | 31 Oct 2004 – 1 Nov 2007 | +0.7% 2004 → 2007 | −4.5 pts NZ +5.2% | +0.2%/yr |
Showing 10 of 11 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); New Zealand is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. US$ per person, purchasing power parity · Stats NZ's regional GDP apportioned by the OECD to the functional urban area (metropolitan database), US dollars at purchasing power parity, calendar years dated at mid-year · metropolitan area (functional urban area) data · as of Jul 2025.