First published APR 15, 2023 Updated 49 minutes ago The race is on in Wellington Central for the National Party candidate selection where a well-known pub owner will battle it out against a human rights expert on Sunday National's deputy leader Nicola Willis has contested Wellington Central at the last two elections but, like her Green Party and Labour counterparts, has bowed out this time around, leaving the door open for new candidates. Willis won the nomination for neighbouring electorate, Ōhāriu, while Green Party co-leader James Shaw and Finance Minister and Wellington Central incumbent MP Grant Robertson have both decided to go list-only.

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