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BIZARRE: 6 | Mind Blowing Facts

Wayne Brown is the kind of politician you can take at face value - if he promises disruption and radical change, it is more than likely to eventuate. Tim Murphy distils down what he's promised.

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Auckland Council's power shift

The make-up of the governing body of Auckland Council will look quite different in this fifth term of the Super City, with eight new faces around the table

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‘An uphill battle from the beginning’

After a long and hard campaign, Efeso Collins was disappointed but philosophical as he conceded defeat to Wayne Brown today and bowed out of the political arena

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Wayne Brown wins chance to 'fix' Auckland

Anti-establishment candidate Wayne Brown surges to victory in the Auckland mayoralty, ending the centre-left's dominance of the super city's leadership

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Brown momentum vs Collins machine

Who can pull out a decisive late move - will celebrity endorsements be enough, will thousands of phone calls get voters off their couches, or will the biggest budget prevail?

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Furious Phil Goff on a future without Port-omation

Without the efficiencies and safety improvements of automation, the Ports of Auckland will struggle to remain internationally competitive –raising new questions about the port's future

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Mayoral candidates front up on their flaws

Brown and Collins faced a robust set of questions at the Herald newsroom today and were forced to grapple with some tough questions of attendance and past dalliances in mayoral roles

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Enemy's enemy is my friend

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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