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Council stops cottage move

The future of a Victorian timber cottage used as a community church is uncertain after it was taken from its foundations and put on a trailer, only for the council to halt the work.

$40k council do draws flak

A financially troubled council body has splashed out about $41,500 on a party for 1700 staff and family at the Cloud.

Tight belt starts at city's top

When the dust settles on his sex scandal, Auckland Mayor Len Brown has another delicate task ahead - setting a lower salary for the new boss of the Super City.

$23,000 for council satchels

Auckland councillors and local board members have been given leather satchels to carry their council documents, at a cost of $23,304.

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.

Brian Rudman: You can wire 'em up ... but they still won't vote

Election Services already uses online voting with postal voting for some of the energy trusts and has found no noticeable increase in turnout, writes Brian Rudman.

'I'm in a bit of hot water'

Len Brown has made his first post-affair public appearance today, and says it will take a while to "reacclimatise'' himself in the eyes of Aucklanders.

Brown ditches first post-affair event

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has pulled out of his first, post-affair public engagement at Three Kings Primary School this morning.

Re-elected Brown to wield the knife

Re-elected Auckland Mayor Len Brown is promising to tighten the belt in his second term, starting with a pay cut for the new chief executive.

Heaps still to do, says Supercity 'conductor'

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is promising more of the same in his second term leading the SuperCity.

Bernard Orsman: A cautious second term for Brown

Len Brown has won a second term as Mayor of the Super City but got a bloodied nose in the process, writes Bernard Orsman.

Brown back for Auckland

Super City mayor Len Brown will be staying for another three years, and the returning Mayor says he's "humbled".

Editorial: Fix has to be found for poor voter turnout

Super City gets thin slice of the pie

Far from being a financial drain on the rest of the country, Auckland gets back less government money for each of its residents than most other regions.

Pam Corkery: Get a grip, Len, you've been such a let-down

I don't blame Mayor Len Brown for the nationwide apathy about local-body elections. But he can cop a fair chunk of the responsibility in Auckland, writes Pam Corkery.

New home plan no quick fix

The first batch of 6000 new homes for fast-track residential development in Auckland has got a lukewarm response from property experts.

Super City elections 2013: Tamihere plots political return

Former Labour Cabinet minister John Tamihere admits he is testing the water for a full-scale political comeback by standing for election to two local government positions.