OpinionChristine Fletcher: Forget sex - mayor's underperformedChristine Fletcher writes: "While much has been said about the mayor's private life since the election, too little attention has been given to his public responsibility to deliver governance for Auckland."21 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandBrown to focus on 'rebuilding'Independent consultants to examine use of council resources during affair, and treatment of Bevan Chuang.21 Oct 04:30 PM
New Zealand'I need to redeem myself'Len Brown sat down with Herald reporter Bernard Orsman and gave a frank interview about his marriage, integrity and that job reference for his mistress.21 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionBryce Edwards: Political roundup: The right-wing crisis over the Len Brown scandalIt was meant to be the scandal that would end the career of a centre-left political leader, but it may end up doing more damage to NZ's political right, writes Bryce Edwards21 Oct 01:53 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Brown not yet out of the woodsThough the public seems to be learning to live with a mayor with imperfections on the private front, it's possible another bout of potential humiliations lies ahead, writes Brian Rudman.20 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandPalino: Plot claims 'absurd'Under-fire John Palino broke cover yesterday to label claims he engineered a right-wing conspiracy to unseat Auckland Mayor Len Brown as absurd.19 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionMatt McCarten: Disgrace for sons of SupercityTwo of our Supercity sons have disgraced themselves, says Matt McCarten.19 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandPalino admits carpark meetingJohn Palino has admitted meeting Bevan Chuang in a Mission Bay car park but denied any knowledge of her affair until it appeared in media two days later.19 Oct 05:15 AM
New ZealandBlogger denies plot to unseat BrownThe right-wing blogger who revealed Auckland Mayor Len Brown's extra-marital affair has denied a plot to unseat the left-leaning politician.18 Oct 10:57 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Who would have thought ... ?Campaign sex, they called it in the book Primary Colours, sex supercharged with the adrenaline of public life.18 Oct 07:20 PM
New ZealandPalino met Brown's loverJohn Palino met Len Brown's former mistress for a late-night discussion in a Mission Bay car park the night after the mayoral election and just two days before the affair was made public.18 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandPalino's man cut from global listThe political organiser who asked Len Brown's mistress to reveal the affair has been withdrawn from a global list of influential young people.18 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandChuang's family ask for privacyThe family of the woman behind the Len Brown sex scandal is asking to be left alone.18 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Brown's mea culpa absolutely woefulIf another favour from Len Brown to Bevan Chuang emerges from the woodwork then the Auckland Mayor has to go, John Armstrong writes.18 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandAucklanders would bring back BrownHalf of Aucklanders think Len Brown should continue as mayor after revelations of a two-year extra-marital affair with Bevan Chuang, according to a Herald DigiPoll18 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandChuang's record known to C&RBevan Chuang disclosed her criminal conviction to the political ticket that selected her as an election candidate.18 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey: No confidence lost over affairPrime Minister John Key said he didn't discuss Len Brown's affair when the pair had their monthly catch-up in Auckland this morning.18 Oct 03:12 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: Political roundup: Dirty politics means we all sufferWhen dirt gets thrown around in politics, everyone involved emerges looking grubby, writes Bryce Edwards. In fact we are all going to suffer from the Len Brown scandal and its corrosive implications.18 Oct 01:57 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Sex, blogs and right-wing plotsPoor old John Slater, writes Brian Rudman. The one-time Rasputin of Auckland right-wing politics has suffered the fate all politicians dread. Ignored.17 Oct 08:30 PM
New ZealandKey affair questions stonewalledAuckland Mayor Len Brown and council chief executive Doug McKay are refusing to answer key questions arising from the mayor's extra-marital affair with Bevan Chuang.17 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandChuang backs Mayor over hotel costsBevan Chuang is confident Len Brown will be cleared by a spending inquiry in the wake of their extra-marital affair, saying he paid for everything out of his own pocket.17 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandBrown's ex-mistress: I feel usedThe former lover of Auckland Mayor Len Brown wants nothing to do with the people who she claimed made her go public about the affair.17 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandMayor saga: Who is Luigi Wewege?The political organiser who asked Len Brown's mistress to reveal their affair belongs to the National Party youth wing.17 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandPalino and fiancee keep a low profileJohn Palino, the mayoral candidate whose camp has been accused of trying to expose the Len Brown sex scandal, has gone to ground.17 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandInquiry into Brown scandalAuckland Council say an independent review into the Len Brown sex scandal will take place, despite an assurance that no mayoral office funds were used in the relationship.17 Oct 03:22 AM
New ZealandMayor was job referee for mistressLen Brown's office has confirmed he provided a reference for his ex-mistress when she applied for - and got - a job at the council-run art gallery.17 Oct 03:03 AM
New ZealandRival drags up Brown credit-card useCouncillors have broken their silence about Auckland Mayor Len Brown's two-year affair with aspiring politician Bevan Chuang.16 Oct 07:48 PM
New ZealandRevealed: Criminal pastThe woman who had an affair with Auckland Mayor Len Brown has a criminal conviction for logging into the email of the former head of the Auckland Museum.16 Oct 07:36 PM