By Sam Brown, daughter of Auckland mayor Len Brown:
We stand by our father today more than ever before. We have given our father to the community for a 24 hour, 7 day a week job. At times this has been really hard and we have missed the things that normal families do and time spent together.
Dad has given, and will continue to give, his all to this job and serve the people and community with a passion of 100 per cent.
We are proud of the job he has done and continue to support him. Let his last three years of performance and accomplishments be his measure.
Let the issue of fidelity be a personal one. He was not elected as a husband or father but as a man who could serve the people of Auckland.