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Bryce Edwards: Political roundup: Labour's crucial annual conference

Going into this year's party conference, David Cunliffe and the Labour Party are faced with all sorts of difficult balancing acts, writes Bryce Edwards.

Risk based consenting regime set to kick off early 2014

Mayors seek jobs for youth

A group of mayors has come up with an ambitious proposal to collect at least 20,000 promises of jobs for unemployed young people.

Bryce Edwards: Political roundup: Must-read political items of the week

Bryce Edwards rounds up the must-read political items from the media and blogosphere over the last week.

Banks' lawyer: Judge was wrong

The judge who sent John Banks to stand trial on false election return allegations made several factual errors that led to a wrong decision, according to the senior lawyer for the politician.

Len just wants to get on with the job

Len Brown says the career of a mayor ebbs and flows, and the wave of negative publicity the swamped him since news of his affair broke will pass.

Mayoress fronts husband's swearing in

Len Brown spoke of the love and support of his wife Shan Inglis after being sworn in as Mayor of Auckland last night, but there was little connection between the pair.

Brown sworn in as Mayor

Len Brown has been sworn in as Mayor of Auckland with wife Shan Inglis at his side this evening.

Key: Conservative Party a possible coalition partner

The colourful life of Luigi Wewege

He was the new arrival with an impressive CV who burst onto the political scene hoping for a future with the National Party. But his naked ambition and role in the Len Brown infidelity scandal have left him high and dry

Len Brown postpones more public events

Len still holds on to family values job

Auckland Mayor Len Brown will retain his position as honorary president of a family values organisation despite his two-year extra-marital affair.

Tech savvy SMEs earn more, hire more - survey

'There's got to be some protection'

Auckland mayor Len Brown has told a radio station this morning he believes public officials' private lives need some protection, in the wake of his affair scandal.

Auckland Monopoly: Who's in the game?

A selection of city landmarks jostling for a spot on the new Monopoly Auckland edition needed a bit more than luck to win a spot on the board.

Auckland Monopoly's misspelled street

One of the world's most popular board games, Monopoly, has unveiled an Auckland edition of the game. But guess which street has been misspelled?

Brewer snubs mayor

A high-profile opponent of Len Brown cancelled a meeting with the mayor and said he should resign in the wake of the sex scandal.

Transport is Auckland's big issue

Poor transport remains Aucklanders' biggest bugbear, eclipsing the shortage of affordable housing.