Green Party to issue a 'please explain' over Wellington deputy mayor's cycleway vote 23 Feb, 2021 04:30 PM 3 minutes to read Wellington issues reporter, NZ [email protected] Wellington's local Green Party is convening following concerns from members about how some city councillors voted on the capital's draft 10-year budget. The fallout from Thursday's chaotic Long Term Plan meeting is mounting, with Mayor Andy Foster and some councillors in a full-blown stoush over a proposal to privatise part of the central library building. Deputy Mayor Sarah Free, who ran on the Green ticket and is the cycling portfolio leader, voted against a proposal to triple the cycleway budget at the meeting.