Jenny Brash became a Porirua City councillor in the late 20th century and Mayor of Porirua in 1998. At her attempt at gaining a fourth ("Absolutely, definitely" her last) term in 2007 she received what Kapi-Mana News called a "landslide vote". Most landslides change things but this one keeps the mayor firmly in place. Unkind people have suggested that she was responsible for the removal of a speed hump near her home in Motuhara Road. Citizens aware of her previous employment in one of the environmental arms of central government may doubt that.