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![Strong sales for NRL Nines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Strong sales for NRL Nines
Eden Park will be at near capacity for the inaugural Auckland's NRL Nines tournament judging by current ticket sales, organisers predict.
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Ownership clash at coastal park
Public access to part of a beach beside one of Auckland's most scenic coastal parks is in doubt because of an ownership dispute.
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Claim and more counterclaim
Bevan Chuang claims Luigi Wewege knew of the relationship between her and Len Brown in July, three months before the election.
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Wewege: 'I was politically naive'
Luigi Wewege, the most wanted man in New Zealand, sat down for one tell-all interview.
![Out better than up: Aucklanders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Out better than up: Aucklanders
A sizeable section of Aucklanders appear to prefer more urban sprawl to higher buildings, despite Mayor Len Brown's goal of a compact city.
![Dana Wensley: Naughty mayors? They're everywhere](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dana Wensley: Naughty mayors? They're everywhere
Every supercity seems to have a mayor behaving badly at its helm, writes Dana Wensley. Mayor Len Brown's exploits prove that Auckland can now rub shoulders with other supercities.
![Auckland job market boom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland job market boom
City's unemployment at lowest level since 2011 with average pay up to $1135 a week, writes Anne Gibson.
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'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.
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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.
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Brown inquiry to look at job reference
An Auckland Council inquiry into mayor Len Brown's extra-marital spending is being widened to look at a reference the mayor provided for his ex-mistress.
![Matt McCarten: Disgrace for sons of Supercity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Matt McCarten: Disgrace for sons of Supercity
Two of our Supercity sons have disgraced themselves, says Matt McCarten.
![John Armstrong: Brown's mea culpa absolutely woeful](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
John Armstrong: Brown's mea culpa absolutely woeful
If another favour from Len Brown to Bevan Chuang emerges from the woodwork then the Auckland Mayor has to go, John Armstrong writes.
![Aucklanders would bring back Brown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Aucklanders would bring back Brown
Half 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 DigiPoll
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Key: No confidence lost over affair
Prime Minister John Key said he didn't discuss Len Brown's affair when the pair had their monthly catch-up in Auckland this morning.
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Key affair questions stonewalled
Auckland 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.
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Brown's ex-mistress: I feel used
The former lover of Auckland Mayor Len Brown wants nothing to do with the people who she claimed made her go public about the affair.
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Toby Manhire: Crack open the bubbly for a real luminary
The Canadians can't have her. Open all the champagne - even if you bought it in the hope of winning a boat race, writes Toby Manhire.
![People say mayor should resign](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
People say mayor should resign
Public opinion has swung against Len Brown after news of his affair - with the majority of people responding to an online poll calling for him to resign.
![Len Brown affair: What the councillors said](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Len Brown affair: What the councillors said
As news of the scandal broke yesterday afternoon the Herald contacted councillors to see what they had to say.
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Ngati Whatua room claim surprises iwi
The allegation that Mayor Len Brown had sex with his mistress in Auckland Town Hall's Ngati Whatua room has surprised the iwi.
![4 of the best spring jaunts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
4 of the best spring jaunts
It's sunny, it's windy, it's rainy. It's a typical Auckland spring. Take advantage of the longer days and milder weather to head out to our favourite spots.
![Brian Rudman: Palino's vote wake-up call for Brown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brian Rudman: Palino's vote wake-up call for Brown
Auckland mayoral wannabes Maurice Williamson and Cameron Brewer must have gone through a few "what if" moments following the weekend's results, writes Brian Rudman.
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Name change no help to success in elections
Changing their names to get higher up the alphabetically arranged voting list of 28 candidates did not result in success.
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Palino to stick around
John Palino is going to get a new dog, start a new business and marry his fiancee after failing in his bid for the Auckland mayoralty.