Fail File: Dame Kerry Prendergast, former Mayor of Wellington

Fail File: Dame Kerry Prendergast, former Mayor of Wellington
Kerry Prendergast. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to a guest about failure and disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to Dame Kerry Prendergast, former Mayor of Wellington.I was really disappointed when I lost the Wellington mayoralty. It was a massive blow to my confidence and self-esteem. I stayed at home and felt no one respected me anymore. Politicians are mainly fragile people, and it hurts a lot.I did a trip with my husband while I thought about what I would do next. Do I want to return to being a midwife again (I was a midw...

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