Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Local body politics



Was she really going out with him?

It’s all people in Auckland can talk about, the two-year affair by recently re-elected mayor Len Brown with the woman pictured above. The story was broken by Stephen Cook on Cameron Slater’s blog WhaleOil. The latest post there gives much, much more sordid detail, provided by her, then says, “She was reluctant to release any more information about their affair”.

The Herald is loving this and tomorrow’s billboard is a cracker. Twitter and Facebook are loving it too. 

Meanwhile, south of the Bombay Hills, there is a state of emergency in Whanganui with 110 homes evacuated and fears that the river will burst its banks. But for the Auckland media, Len’s trouser issues will be the issues that matter.
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5 comments:

  1. PaulOctober 15, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    Nice photo; what was the occasion?

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  2. Stephen StratfordOctober 15, 2013 at 9:50 PM

    I don't know. It's professional, a restaurant, a magazine shoot I'd say - but where and when? I'm sure that Shayne Currie's operatives are working on this as we speak.

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  3. helenalexOctober 16, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    They were both consenting adults; who the hell cares, and why?

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  4. Stephen StratfordOctober 16, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    Paul, the source is http://vimeo.com/43575815. How bizarre.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 17, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    @helenalex, it's not a simple case of consenting adults. Brown appointed Chuang to a council panel, and it was up to him if she would be reappointed. He was in a position of power over her.

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