Public opinion has swung against Len Brown after news of his affair - with a majority of people responding to a Herald poll calling for him to resign.

It was business as usual at the Brown family home this morning, after Len Brown said he'd stay on as Auckland's mayor following his admission of an affair.

An urgent audit has been ordered by the government into the spending of state money intended to help Kiwi kids learn te reo Maori.

The woman who revealed a long-running affair with Auckland Mayor Len Brown is an aspiring right-wing politician.

'Well done to the people of Hamilton, who have shown more sense than many of their own city councillors," said the dentistry specialist. It's an apt commentary.

Last week's admission by the Government that in the year to June 2012, Aucklanders subsidised the rest of the country by almost $1000 a head, writes Brian Rudman.

The Reserve Bank has rejected claims that its curbs on low-deposit mortgage lending will have the perverse effect of reducing the amount of new housing.

John Banks signed his election return without fully reading it, and was kept at arm's length from campaign finances, a court has heard.

Kim Dotcom has told a court he was offended when told John Banks wanted his $50,000 mayoral campaign donation to be anonymous.

New rules for how people in the country's biggest cities deal with their trash are coming in to force on Nov 1. Do you know what they are?

Auckland Council's local boards are about to get an injection of young blood, with the success of three candidates aged under 30 in Saturday's elections.

Seventy per cent of Hamilton ratepayers voted to return fluoride to the city's water supply after the council took it out in July.

Increasing understanding of Maori and Pacific health and more funding for community health are among the goals for new members on Auckland's district health boards.

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.

Here's a breakdown of the key results and issues from local body elections around the North Island.

Changing their names to get higher up the alphabetically arranged voting list of 28 candidates did not result in success.

The legislation setting up the Super City corporatised 75 per cent of Auckland's substantial assets with the unspoken aim of selling them, writes Pam Corkery.

Re-elected Auckland Mayor Len Brown is promising to tighten the belt in his second term, starting with a pay cut for the new chief executive.

Local Government Minister Chris Tremain is to look at fast-tracking plans to introduce electronic voting after the worst local body election turnout.

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.

Mayor Len Brown is back for a second term. He tells Bernard Orsman about lessons learned and the priorities for the next three years.

Three generations from a family of heavy machinery lovers were among the thousands who filed through the Waterview Connection constructions site yesterday to see Alice.

Click here for Auckland's full election results, and find out how much support the elected mayor, councillors and local board members received.

Wellington's re-elected mayor wants to push ahead with a merger of local councils but won't say whether she would run as mayor of the super city.

Sheryl Mai is flexing her muscles this weekend after romping to victory in a 12-way tussle in Whangarei.

Wellington's re-elected mayor wants to push ahead with a merger of local councils but won't say whether she would run as mayor of the supercity.

Tauranga mayor Stuart Crosbie has been narrowly returned for a fourth term, but lost most of his council in a resounding expression of public discontent.