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Can Len Brown be Super City mayor?
Following his credit card breaches and emotional mea culpa, some are questioning Len Brown's ability to lead the Super City.
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$35,000 apology for Laws' attack on parents
The parents of a boy killed in a trailbike accident will receive $35,000 for offensive comments Michael Laws made on air.
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Cries of bias as council plans $120,000 history
Auckland City intends spending $120,000 on a history of itself, which minority councillors fear will glorify the Citizens and Ratepayers faction.
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Emotional display 'a Maori gesture'
Len Brown insists a self-inflicted chest and head beating on Tuesday night was nothing more than a Maori gesture.
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Brown's dinner bill an $810 rule-breaker
Len Brown broke nearly every rule in the book when he put $810 on his council credit card for a dinner at a Manurewa restaurant last September.
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Banks shrinks from publicity about stretching statistic
Supermayor hopeful John Banks had a prickly reaction to being questioned about his height this week.
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Brown puts ham on card
Manukau Mayor Len Brown has confessed to making another personal purchase on his credit card - this time a $59 Xmas ham for the family table.