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.

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.

Len Brown has been sworn in as Mayor of Auckland with wife Shan Inglis at his side this evening.

Bevan Chuang claims Luigi Wewege knew of the relationship between her and Len Brown in July, three months before the election.

Luigi Wewege, the most wanted man in New Zealand, sat down for one tell-all interview.

Let's not forget that over the past year, 77 per cent of Auckland's 69.23 million public transport trips were on buses, writes Brian Rudman.

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.

He was the new arrival with an impressive CV who burst onto the political scene hoping for a future with the National Party. But his naked ambition and role in the Len Brown infidelity scandal have left him high and dry

Auckland Mayor Len Brown will retain his position as honorary president of a family values organisation despite his two-year extra-marital affair.

Auckland mayor Len Brown has told a radio station this morning he believes public officials' private lives need some protection, in the wake of his affair scandal.

A selection of city landmarks jostling for a spot on the new Monopoly Auckland edition needed a bit more than luck to win a spot on the board.

One of the world's most popular board games, Monopoly, has unveiled an Auckland edition of the game. But guess which street has been misspelled?

A high-profile opponent of Len Brown cancelled a meeting with the mayor and said he should resign in the wake of the sex scandal.

Christine 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."

Independent consultants to examine use of council resources during affair, and treatment of Bevan Chuang.

It 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 Edwards

Though 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.

Under-fire John Palino broke cover yesterday to label claims he engineered a right-wing conspiracy to unseat Auckland Mayor Len Brown as absurd.

Two of our Supercity sons have disgraced themselves, says Matt McCarten.

John 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.

The right-wing blogger who revealed Auckland Mayor Len Brown's extra-marital affair has denied a plot to unseat the left-leaning politician.