Asher Wilson-Goldman is a Green Party-affiliated candidate for the Kāpiti electorate [34][29][30].
According to a single reputable secondary source, Wilson-Goldman has a background as a communications and engagement professional across central and local government [4], with roles said to include chief communications adviser with the Ministry of Health's National Immunisation Programme [3] and Strategic Communications and Partnerships Manager for a central government agency [2]. The same source also describes senior communications, engagement and strategy roles in central government more broadly [9]. Prior to this, according to a single reputable secondary source, Wilson-Goldman worked as a freelance journalist from 2004 [6] and as a fulltime writer on issues of religion, politics and the environment [7], including as a guest writer at The Spinoff [1].
In the civic sphere, according to a single reputable secondary source, Wilson-Goldman has served as Deputy Chair of the Kāpiti Coast District Council's Cycleways, Walkways and Bridleways Advisory Group [11][17], acting as an adviser to Council on improving walking, cycling and horse riding access [13][14]. Wilson-Goldman is also described as a member appointed by the Minister of Conservation to the Wellington Conservation Board [18], a Member of the Wellington Local Advisory Committee for Fire and Emergency New Zealand [12], and a board member of the Kāpiti Coast Chamber of Commerce [10][15]. According to a single reputable secondary source, Wilson-Goldman has additionally served as Independent Chair of the Toi Mahara Joint Monitoring Group [31].
Community involvement attributed to Wilson-Goldman, each from a single reputable secondary source, includes membership of Low Carbon Kāpiti [19][25], membership of Self-Isolation Support Kāpiti [20], a steering group role with Predator Free Kāpiti Coast [21], and volunteering at the Kāpiti Foodbank [22][23] and with Volunteer Kāpiti's Professional Skillsbank [26].
In electoral politics, Wilson-Goldman has stood as a candidate for the Kāpiti Coast District Council as a districtwide councillor [16][28][33] and as a candidate for the Greater Wellington Regional Council in the Kāpiti constituency in 2022 [27][32]. According to a single reputable secondary source, Wilson-Goldman became the Green Party candidate for Kāpiti from 16 March 2026 [29].