The Communist League has announced Annalucia Vermunt as its candidate for mayor of Auckland in the upcoming local elections. Vermunt is a meat worker and union member who will run on a platform defending workers' rights and living standards. She argues that transforming Auckland into a "Super City" will strengthen the ruling rich while worsening conditions for working people. Vermunt calls for withdrawing New Zealand troops from Afghanistan and says workers must take political power from the billionaire capitalist class.