Mike Plant and I sat there, looking at a rough sketch of how we figured the September 3 Meet the Mayor evening would play out.
You see, along with the Northland Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Advocate and Classic Hits have booked the Forum North Exhibition Hall on Tuesday, September 3 so that you can come along and listen to Whangarei's mayoral candidates.
Mike and I thought we had the evening's routine sorted, done, dusted as it were.
However, things change quickly in the political game.
Having based our original planning around seven to nine candidates, we are now revising the evening's schedule after 12 candidates put their names forward.
Yes indeed, 12 people want to be mayor of Whangarei.