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The Latest Breaking News from Wayne Brown

In a sign of Auckland's potential electoral volatility, the centre-right C&R group is backing a legendary left-winger in his fight to win back a council seat from his centre-left opponent.

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Wayne Brown opens up a storm in a port

At the 11th hour, the potential for a sale of shares in the Auckland port company becomes an issue in the city's mayoral election campaign.

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The six races that could make or break a mayor

The new mayor of Auckland faces a changing lineup of councillors who will influence his ability to lead and make changes

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Polls throw Collins onto the attack

With 12 days to go until a new mayor is declared for Auckland, Labour-backed Efeso Collins is forced to go after Wayne Brown, who has passed him in the polls

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Things turn awkward at edgy mayoral debate

The latest debate among leading Auckland mayoral candidates had a few sharp and personal turns, with awkward moments for some and awkward policy adjustments for others

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How the Auckland candidates rate on rates

Rising, falling or freezing property rates are an area where mayoral candidates have tried to distinguish themselves – but how different are their campaign promises?

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Remote control: why Auckland’s local election is neither local nor democratic

With local body elections currently under way, democracy makes its triennial appearance in New Zealand’s towns and cities once again. But elections alone don’t automatically make for democratic governance at street level. And this is particularly true of Auckland.

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Wayne Brown's big moment

Wayne Brown has found himself leading the pack in the Auckland mayoral race after an opinion poll this evening.

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Mayoral campaign: Everyone hates Auckland Transport

Auckland Transport has been the designated punching bag for a number of mayoral and Council candidates in the run-up to local body elections - but how justified is the vitriol?

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Advantage, Collins but it's far from match point

For a time, the Auckland mayoralty has been Efeso Collins' to lose. Now that Viv Beck has withdrawn, the centre-right will narrow its forces behind Wayne Brown.

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Craig Lord, man ignored

The Auckland mayoral race is entering its final weeks, and a clear leader is still to emerge. It is the nature of politics that candidates grumble about media coverage but as Mark Jennings writ

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Three mayoral frontrunners vie to lead Auckland towards its bicentenary

The Mayor is only one person of the 12,000 on Auckland Council's payroll. Yet they have to lead within the organisation, and to people in the city and beyond – particularly Government.

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Mayoral candidates hit the road with transport policy

In their bid for the Auckland mayoralty, candidates have had to come up with clear transport policy while avoiding reinventing the wheel

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Beck to Beck problems imperil campaign

Troubled candidate Viv Beck promises to answer her critics over campaign debts and 'Trump-like' messaging, but her time could be running out, writes Tim Murphy

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Efeso Collins would set up dedicated business unit in Auckland Council

While rivals Viv Beck and Wayne Brown have more business experience, Collins says companies can still count on him.

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Auckland mayoral race: intense debates over intensification

Newsroom canvasses the leading Auckland mayoral candidates to find out where they stand on one of the most contentious issues of the year, the impending changes to Auckland’s zoning rulebook

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The political rise and fall of Wayne Brown

The man who would be Mayor of Auckland has already had a stint as a mayor in the Far North - voted out comprehensively after council ructions and an Auditor-General's report

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Candidates clash under K Road

The three front-runners for the Auckland mayoral race face a robust set of questions in a new environment

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Squabbles on the centre-right in Auckland mayoral race

With the departure of Leo Molloy, Viv Beck and Wayne Brown are both jockeying for the favour of centre-right voters

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Leo Molloy – mayoral race loses its charisma

If nothing else, Leo Molloy brought attention and colour to the Auckland mayoral race. His exit makes for a decidedly duller contest writes Mark Jennings

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Big changes in run-up to Auckland's local elections

There’s the potential for a shake-up in the Auckland Council chambers, with a number of new faces vying for mayor and ward councillor

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Leo Molloy loses another advisor

Leo Molloy’s communications manager Kate Gourdie and a well-connected social media agency resign after the Auckland mayoral candidate decides to re-orientate his campaign. Mark Jenn

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Cramlington man banned from contacting partner for 28 days found hiding in her bed

Wayne Brown breached a Domestic Violence Protection Order when police discovered him inside the woman's Wallsend address

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Anger, complaints and praise: What managers have said after taking on Barton's Bristol Rovers

Thousands of words have been said and written about Bristol Rovers since the turn of the year with Joey Barton mustering a fine run of form

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Heavy hitter Wayne Brown eyes Auckland mayoral run

The contest for the Auckland mayoralty is warming up with the former Far North Mayor Wayne Brown likely to toss his hat in the ring. Mark Jennings reports.

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