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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1141/
- Published: 2025-02-03T17:30:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-03T17:30:55.000Z
- Description: Simpson told the Herald on her return the domain was “a bit of a laugh”, but did not rule out standing.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day, Auckland Council, NZ Politics, Politics

> The gloves are off for the Auckland mayoral contest, with Mayor Wayne Brown expecting deputy Desley Simpson to quit her role after signalling she wants his job.  
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> The pair[ have not spoken](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-deputy-mayor-desley-simpson-not-ruling-out-auckland-mayoralty-bid/ONV3PCCASNF6FJYCQRQKI4WUKY/?ref=goodoil.news) about the mayoralty since Simpson returned from a holiday in Italy on Thursday and the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance revealed the domain “Desleyformayor.co.nz” was registered by her son this year.  
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> [Simpson](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-council-deputy-mayor-desley-simpson-her-love-for-the-city-its-people-and-the-finer-things-in-life/E5F3MCWZR5GORDER4RP32WS2LM/?ref=goodoil.news) told the *Herald* on her return the domain was “a bit of a laugh”, but did not rule out standing.  
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> She confirmed she had been thinking about running for mayor but it was “a bit soon” for a decision.  
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> NZ Herald

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