Auckland Mayor Len Brown tells New Zealand Super City reporter Bernard Orsman why he wants to stay Mayor after his affair amid calls for him to resign from the New Zealand Herald and others.
Councillors want mayor to make public his contribution to $100,000-plus cost of inquiry into extramarital affair.
Expectations are rising for a settlement by Auckland Mayor Len Brown towards the $100,000-plus cost of a review into his extramarital affair to be made public.
Three of the five councillors negotiating a settlement - Chris Fletcher, George Wood and Dick Quax - believe it is the wish of thegroup to make the settlement public.
Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse and Penny Webster, the other two on the negotiating group, are staying quiet.
last week that when councillors set up a group last month to enter into binding negotiations, the resolution was the settlement would be confidential.
The mayor, who showed no willingness to pay anything towards the review until the day he was censured by councillors last month, said payment towards a council review would be unique in political history.
But as a consequence of his weakened position, Mr Brown said it was up to the council to set the rules and he would accept them.
