Wayne Brown: My Singapore trip revealed the problem most mayors struggle with (it cost $55k less than Jonesy's)

PremiumOpinionOpinion byWayne Brown NZ Herald·28 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readWayne Brown has been the Mayor of Auckland since 2022, and was the Mayor of the Far North from 2007-2013.Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown recently attended the World Cities Summit in Singapore. I recently received an invitation to attend and speak at the World Cities Summit and water week conferences in Singapore with representatives of over 100 cities from around the world.

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