Brown v Banks for the city of our children's future
Dita De Boni hopes the first Super City mayor will give Aucklanders a reason to abandon their cars.
Dita De Boni hopes the first Super City mayor will give Aucklanders a reason to abandon their cars.
A John Banks impersonator who bemused followers online with oddball policies and flippant comments could soon be shut down.
Aucklanders have low expectations of their new super city council's performance.
Super City mayoral contender Len Brown says he will meet monthly with leaders of the region's new local boards to ease democracy concerns.
By now, John Banks and Len Brown know each other's lines backwards - and at times have sport trying to steal the punchlines.
The race to be the Auckland Super City's first leader is "tweeting" up as mayoral candidates deliver bite-sized campaign messages.
Manukau Mayor Len Brown has a slender lead over Auckland City Mayor John Banks, but the race for the Super City mayoralty is too close to call.