Holmes - Topp Twins Mayoral Campaign

Television (Excerpts) – 1998

It's a beautiful concept.
– Paul Holmes on Camp Mother's plan to loan the mayoral car to families visiting Starship Hospital

...I can bring a softness to the city that hasn't been here for a long time. But underneath that softness, there's a strong, strong will to make this city a better place for everybody.
– Camp Mother Lynda Topp lists her credentials for the top job

Yeah there's no back pocket in Camp Mother's pink outfit.
– Camp Leader Jools Topp offers a catchy anti-corruption slogan

You see right now the whole mayoral thing is a big joke. So why don't you just get a couple of comedians in?
– Camp Leader Jools Topp on why the duo are campaigning to lead Auckland

Auckland's a big camping ground, and I think we can bring something to it . . . You've got to have good facilities, you've got to have somewhere to park your caravan . . . you've got to have good ablution blocks...
– Camp Mother Lynda Topp argues her camping experience is perfect for local government

...because we've got the sky needle it's been getting a little bit space age, Auckland you see. I think we go the whole hog and a big space monorail....
– Camp Leader Jools Topp gets enthused about Auckland's transport options

It was a hoot and then what happened was, they did a poll, and it looked like Camp Mother was actually getting up there with quite a few votes, and I was invited to five pretty big debates, and it was deemed by the media that Camp Mother had won four of them.
– Lynda Topp recalls running for Mayor of Auckland, 1 News website, 15 August 2022

In the end, we pulled out as the polling was looking like we might go close to being the Mayor of Auckland. But we only did it as a big publicity stunt to get more candidates in the Auckland area.
– Lynda Topp recalls running for Mayor of Auckland, Radio New Zealand website, 12 August 2022