19 May 2014

Rise in pay for Auckland mayor

7:17 am on 19 May 2014

Auckland mayor Len Brown has had a pay rise that takes his salary to $259,500.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown. Photo: RNZ / FILE

The increase is part of annual determinations by the Remuneration Authority, which has increased salaries for Auckland Council politicians by 3.4 percent.

Ordinary councillors are now in the six-figure bracket on almost $102,000.