Auckland Mayor-elect Wayne Brown with his wife Toni at their campaign event in Ponsonby today. Photo: RNZ / Lucy Xia
Of all the newly-elected mayors around the country, none woke up this morning with a bigger to-do list than Wayne Brown. He secured the top job in Auckland with a decisive win over his nearest rival Efeso Collins - in the end there was a 54,000 vote margin between them. The 76-year-old has so far shunned media interviews following his win, preferring to spend time yesterday with his family. He was due at the Auckland Council chambers at 8am this morning to meet his CEO Jim Stabback and get his hands on information about the state of the city's finances. Mr Brown positioned himself during his campaign as a "Mr Fixit" - so what's he got lined up in his sights? Kathryn is joined now by senior Auckland affairs reporter for Stuff, Todd Niall.
