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How Len Brown silenced Auckland's business leaders

Mayor Len Brown
Caleb Allison | Monday February 25, 2013 | 16 comments

There was a distinct lack of interest from business leaders given a chance to grill one of the most powerful politicians in the country.

"Real entrepreneurs are too busy juggling cashflow and building the business to attend these functions."

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What Auckland Council spends on lawyers

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Victoria Young | Monday October 01, 2012 | 7 comments

Judges put Auckland Council lawyers under fire

Auckland Council ceo Doug McKay
Victoria Young | Monday September 17, 2012 | 4 comments

Auckland Council’s $840,000-a-year chief executive officer may be forced to answer directly to Environment Court judges to explain serious time-wasting by council lawyers. 

Rift deepens between Auckland mayor and chief executive

Jock Anderson | Wednesday January 19, 2011 | 32 comments

In the same year Len Brown became mayor of Manukau, a company owned by the developers of controversially-doomed St Heliers mission-style houses was judged best business in Manukau.

Businessman appointed ceo of Auckland's supercity

NBR staff | Thursday March 25, 2010 | 6 comments

Well-known businessman Doug McKay has been appointed interim chief executive of the new Auckland Council. 

Mr McKay, 54, has an extensive background in leading large organisations in both New Zealand and Australia. This includes senior roles with Carter Holt Harvey, Lion Nathan and Goodman Fielder.

Most recently he served as chief executive at Sealord and chief executive and executive chairman of Independent Liquor.

He will take up the role on August 1, 2010 for a fixed term to 29 June, 2012.