Local Politics
| Auckland Council | ||
| Years | Ward | Affiliation |
| 2010–present | Manukau | Independent |
In October 2004 he was elected to the Manukau City Council from the Otara ward. He ran for the mayoralty of Manukau City in the 2007 local body elections, polling third.
Anae is Samoan, although he was born in Fiji.
In the 2010 Auckland Council elections Anae was elected from the Manukau ward to serve in the newly formed Auckland Council and has since been Chair of the Council's Economic Forum.
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