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Candidate sentenced over electoral fraud
A Labour party candidate in Auckland's first Super City elections will serve five months' community detention for his involvement in New Zealand's first electoral fraud.
Labour candidate guilty of using forged documents
A Labour Party candidate in the first Super City elections has been found guilty of two counts of using forged documents but has been acquitted on 18 other electoral fraud allegations.
Vicki Buck appointed deputy mayor of Chch City Council
Former mayor Vicki Buck has been appointed deputy mayor of a new-look Christchurch City Council.
Matt McCarten: Disgrace for sons of Supercity
Two of our Supercity sons have disgraced themselves, says Matt McCarten.
Blogger denies plot to unseat Brown
The right-wing blogger who revealed Auckland Mayor Len Brown's extra-marital affair has denied a plot to unseat the left-leaning politician.
Chuang's record known to C&R
Bevan Chuang disclosed her criminal conviction to the political ticket that selected her as an election candidate.
Aucklanders would bring back Brown
Half of Aucklanders think Len Brown should continue as mayor after revelations of a two-year extra-marital affair with Bevan Chuang, according to a Herald DigiPoll
Palino's man cut from global list
The political organiser who asked Len Brown's mistress to reveal the affair has been withdrawn from a global list of influential young people.
Chuang's family ask for privacy
The family of the woman behind the Len Brown sex scandal is asking to be left alone.
Key: No confidence lost over affair
Prime Minister John Key said he didn't discuss Len Brown's affair when the pair had their monthly catch-up in Auckland this morning.
Brian Rudman: Sex, blogs and right-wing plots
Poor old John Slater, writes Brian Rudman. The one-time Rasputin of Auckland right-wing politics has suffered the fate all politicians dread. Ignored.
Key affair questions stonewalled
Auckland Mayor Len Brown and council chief executive Doug McKay are refusing to answer key questions arising from the mayor's extra-marital affair with Bevan Chuang.
Mai Chen: Voter apathy is a serious issue
Online voting may not solve the problem of low turnout, even if the technical feasibility of the system can be assured, writes Mai Chen.
Chuang backs Mayor over hotel costs
Bevan Chuang is confident Len Brown will be cleared by a spending inquiry in the wake of their extra-marital affair, saying he paid for everything out of his own pocket.
Mayor saga: Who is Luigi Wewege?
The political organiser who asked Len Brown's mistress to reveal their affair belongs to the National Party youth wing.
Brown's ex-mistress: I feel used
The former lover of Auckland Mayor Len Brown wants nothing to do with the people who she claimed made her go public about the affair.
Palino and fiancee keep a low profile
John Palino, the mayoral candidate whose camp has been accused of trying to expose the Len Brown sex scandal, has gone to ground.