Len Brown among best mayors in world

Auckland mayor Len Brown says he's in seventh heaven after being named the seventh best mayor in the world by worldmayor.com.

Len Brown says he's proud of what the city has achieved, and has a strong vision for where it's heading.

"It is a physically beautiful city, but we need to match that with the infrastructure and the build and the CBD, so for 2013 that's what we're most focused on."

The World Mayor Project invites nominations for the best mayors in the world, which then have to be backed up by testimonials.