Ray Chung

Ray Chung

politician New Zealand

Ray Chung is a city councillor in Wellington and a confirmed candidate for the mayoralty, seeking to bring his experience and vision to the city's leadership amidst a competitive election landscape.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
8,689
Power
378$
Sentiment
4.50
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
New Zealand 2 4.50 0.18% +0% 4,822,233 8,689 $210,000 378$
Totals 2 4,822,233 8,689 $210,000 378$
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Recent Mentions

New Zealand New Zealand: Ray Chung ran a controversial campaign and received significant donations through his campaign group. 4

Andrew Little Justin Lester Diane Calvert Karl Tiefenbacher Felicity Wong Wayne Coffey Sir Mark Dunajtschik Aaron Leech Paul Robinson Ethan Manera
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Wellington Mayor Andrew Little’s financial backers revealed, electoral officer queries Ray Chung’s funding

New Zealand New Zealand: Ray Chung was appointed as the chairman of a council committee, which faced criticism from the Greens. 5

Andrew Little Geordie Rogers Jonny Osborne Rebecca Matthews Tory Whanau Ben Mcnulty Diane Calvert Ethan Manera
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Wellington City Council’s Labour Greens majority clash under Mayor Andrew Little

New Zealand New Zealand: Ray Chung's mayoral bid collapsed in a landslide defeat to Andrew Little. 3

Andrew Little Tony Randle Nicola Young Diane Calvert Sir Mark Dunajtschick Peter Williams Glenn Inwood Alistair Boyce Tory Whanau Ethan Manera
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: How Ray Chung’s once-promising mayoral bid collapsed in a landslide defeat

New Zealand New Zealand: Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung made the biggest stir during the campaign. 4

Brown Desley Simpson Kerrin Leoni Jamie Lee Ross Mike Lee Anne Batley Burton Oscar Kightley Andrew Little Tory Whanau Wayne Guppy Harry Barker Chris Hipkins Fauono Ken Laban Phil Mauger Sara Templeton Tania Tapsell Trevor Maxwell Max Brough Andrew Tripe Tom Campbell Nobby Clark Andrew Clark Sophie Barker Ben Bell Bianca O Keefe
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Local elections 2025: Tight races and low turnout, who made it back and who was booted out?

New Zealand New Zealand: Ray Chung received 7.5% support in the mayoral poll, a significant fall from initial polling. 4

Anna Calver Tory Whanau Andrew Little Diane Calvert Karl Tiefenbacher Nicola Willis Amanda Wood Ethan Manera
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Wellington business confidence survey shows leaders pessimistic, unhappy with council

New Zealand New Zealand: Chung sent a lewd email detailing a false sexual rumour about Whanau. 2

Tory Whanau Nicola Young Ethan Manera
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau demands change at council, discusses abuse faced in final mayoral speech

New Zealand New Zealand: Councillor Ray Chung was found to have sent a widely criticized email about Mayor Whanau. 4

Golriz Ghahraman Tory Whanau Tanveer Ahmed Dougal Sutherland Glenda Hughes
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: The Shame Game: Golriz Ghahraman and Wellington mayor Tory Whanau discuss their public humiliation on The Elephant

New Zealand New Zealand: Ray Chung is a sitting Wellington councillor making his second mayoral bid focused on cutting costs and improving fiscal discipline. 5

Wayne Brown Andrew Little Mark Cairns Karl Tiefenbacher Kirsten Kp Patterson Roger Partridge Anne Gaze Silvana Schenone Michelle Palmer Fraser Whineray Eric Crampton
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Mood of the Boardroom: CEOs back local government reform as survey rates councils as ‘broken’

New Zealand New Zealand: The group, named Independent Together, is led by mayoral candidate Ray Chung. 6

Matthews Glenn Inwood Tory Whanau
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Better Wellington deletes post comparing Green councillor to Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer

New Zealand New Zealand: Ray Chung was exposed as having written and distributed an email alleging Tory Whanau had enjoyed a hedonistic sex-and-drugs romp. 2

Helen Clark Jacinda Ardern Wayne Brown Maurice Williamson Tory Whanau Sanna Marin David Fisher
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Helen Clark on abuse of female politicians - and how losing Jacinda Ardern was ‘devastating’