Ryan Bridge: Tony Randle is the sort of brain needed around the council table

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 9, 2026 · 1m · transcript

Tony Randle was the exactly the type of person, the sort of brain, you want sitting round a council table.

Especially given the types who now seem to occupy many of the seats.

It's very sad to hear of his passing. My condolences to his family and those who knew him well.

For those who didn't, Tony was a councillor in Wellington. He sat on the Northern ward.

He was the guy you'd call when you wanted to know the facts of a case.

When you wanted to know the numbers.

Tony was the guy who found a wee mistake in the council's modelling when they were lowering speed limits.

Not a single councillor…