The political organiser who asked Len Brown's mistress to reveal the affair has been withdrawn from a global list of influential young people.

The family of the woman behind the Len Brown sex scandal is asking to be left alone.

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.

When dirt gets thrown around in politics, everyone involved emerges looking grubby, writes Bryce Edwards. In fact we are all going to suffer from the Len Brown scandal and its corrosive implications.

Poor old John Slater, writes Brian Rudman. The one-time Rasputin of Auckland right-wing politics has suffered the fate all politicians dread. Ignored.

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.

The political organiser who asked Len Brown's mistress to reveal their affair belongs to the National Party youth wing.

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.

John Palino, the mayoral candidate whose camp has been accused of trying to expose the Len Brown sex scandal, has gone to ground.

Auckland Council say an independent review into the Len Brown sex scandal will take place, despite an assurance that no mayoral office funds were used in the relationship.

Len Brown's office has confirmed he provided a reference for his ex-mistress when she applied for - and got - a job at the council-run art gallery.

Councillors have broken their silence about Auckland Mayor Len Brown's two-year affair with aspiring politician Bevan Chuang.

The woman who had an affair with Auckland Mayor Len Brown has a criminal conviction for logging into the email of the former head of the Auckland Museum.

Michelle Boag asks; Is Len Brown's ability to lead the communities of Auckland any different today from last week when so many of us who voted, voted for him?

Everybody has distractions, writes Claire Trevett. In fact, when it comes to time, family and raising children is a far more time-consuming distraction than an affair.

Prime Minister John Key has refused to be drawn into the sex scandal surrounding Auckland Mayor Len Brown, saying: "Len's got a job to do."

Newly elected Auckland Council member Denise Krum is gearing up for a hefty workload after taking calls from Maungakiekie-Tamaki residents expecting prompt action on local issues.

Public opinion has softened against Len Brown after news broke of his affair, but the majority of those responding to a online poll are still calling for him to quit.

ACT Leader John Banks has resigned from his ministerial posts effective immediately in the wake of the decision to send him to trial over his donations.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown's deputy says he has her support in the wake of revelations about his long-running extra-marital affair.

Morals and politics make for an explosive mix, as Auckland Mayor Len Bown has found out over the past day, writes Bruce Edwards.