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Mayor hires a 'bevy of heavies'

'I put this down as a mayor terrified of the real public.' Questions are being raised about the level of security surrounding Auckland mayor Len Brown.

Len Brown: Six strategies for 2014

This year presents exciting possibilities to deliver on the goals of the Auckland Plan, writes Auckland's Mayor Len Brown.

Brown's wife target for legal action

Shan Inglis is now in the sights of Wellington man Graham McCready, who is considering laying a private prosecution against her over her husband's hotel upgrades and freebies.

Bryce Edwards: Political roundup: Dotcom's Internet Party - can it succeed?

Brown private prosecution papers filed

Charging documents for the private prosecution against embattled Auckland Mayor Len Brown have now been delivered to the city's district court.

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Mayor faces new date: in court

Auckland's embattled mayor has a new date - with a courtroom - as a private prosecution is brought against him today for accepting hotel freebies.

Battle to fix Len Brown's image

The mayoral office is working on ways to rebuild Len Brown's shattered reputation after his sex scandal.

Lance Wiggs: Cycle safety needs to become a political issue

On Tuesday I arrived very early on the scene of a cycle versus truck fatality in Auckland, writes Lance Wiggs. The sight of a person lying motionless in the street with mangled bicycle in the background is chilling enough.

Taupo cycle path donor under fire

The donor who stumped up $240,000 to build a foreshore pathway past holidaymakers' homes has been accused of putting up the money to help preserve his own patch of paradise.

Bryce Edwards: Political roundup: What will happen in 2014?

Chuang: Len's still my role model

"He actually was a really great mentor." Bevan Chuang says she still looks up to Len Brown, and hopes to move on from last year's sex scandal.

Snedden in clash over cycle track

Tourism chief Martin Snedden is fighting construction of a concrete cycleway running past the family holiday home even though it is considered a boon for tourists.

Ambassador series: NZ and the EU building on our strong ties

Michalis Rokas - European Union Charge d'Affaires talks to political editor Audrey Young.

Try again ... for a bigger job

He may have failed to become Auckland's first Pasifika mayor, but now the Rev Uesifili Unasa has his sights set on furthering his political career - at a national level.

Dotcom beats politicians for pet position

New Zealanders would rather have an internet tycoon feed their cat while they're on holiday than an under-fire mayor and two former right-wing politicians, a poll shows.