It's been two years since Wayne Brown and Tory Whanau were elected to lead their respective cities.
Now with one year left on her term, Whanau is under fire from all sides and her council is about to have a Government observer installed after concerns it couldn't meet its financial and budget obligations.
Meanwhile in Auckland after a somewhat tumultuous start, Wayne Brown has been able to cobble together enough allies around the council to pass budgets and get stuff done.
To unpack the political fortunes of the two city leaders Emile Donovan speaks to NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson.
Read Simon's NZ Herald piece here.
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
