Auckland Mayor Reminds Man Singing In The Shower About Having Short Showers

TAKAPUNA, AKL — Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has taken his water-saving campaign to new heights after walking into a man’s apartment in Takapuna, where the man was taking an hour-long shower while enjoying a lengthy singing session.

The mayor knocked on the bathroom door with a stern reminder: “Short showers, mate. Short showers! Did you not bloody read the Herald this morning? Bloody hell, mate. We’re on a drought alert! There’s literally no water in the entire city, and you’re playing Freddie Mercury in the shower?!”

The incident follows Watercare’s urgent plea for Aucklanders to cut water use as dam levels plummet to 65.9%—well below the historical March average of 87.6%. With rainfall scarce and the city teetering on the edge of drought restrictions, officials have ramped up efforts to curb wasteful habits.

“I was just getting to the ‘bah-bah-bah’ part when the mayor barged in,” said the Takapuna man. “I didn’t even know he had a key to my flat. He said something about every drop counting and handed me a pamphlet. Blimey!”

At publishing time, Mayor Brown was spotted monitoring shower durations at the Les Mills gym in downtown Auckland.