Mayor Wayne Brown and principal advisor Jenny Marcroft (right) sett up the first Auckland Council meeting. “I want to have this guy sitting next to me if I can”, said veteran politician Maurice Williamson, pointing to Rodney ward Auckland councillor Greg Sayers. “So I’m mixing it up.”As the council staff tried to maintain the mayor’s seating pattern, Howick ward councillor Sharon Stewart created new ripples. Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina had arrived late and missed the opening shemozzle, and raised the issue again. Councillors Lotu Fuli, Alf Filipaina and Josephine Bartley at the first assembling of Auckland Council.

Source: Stuff November 02, 2022 04:12 UTC