Home / New Zealand / AucklandDavid Fisher & Ethan GriffithsNZ Herald·16 Jul, 2026 04:00 PM5 mins to read‌Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown discusses threatening behaviour directed at him and fellow councillors.

Brown spoke with reporter Katie Bradford about the incidents.Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says a drunken man “took a swing” at him while attending a fundraising dinner for National’s Auckland Central candidate last month.

A spokesman for Brown said the mayor was now exploring additional security measures - and blamed bad feeling stirred up by political lobbyists as inflaming

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