Mayor no-show at candidates meeting after getting ‘threats’

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown was conspicuous by his absence at the mayoral candidates meeting in Warkworth Town Hall last Wednesday, September 10. One Mahurangi manager and MC Murray Chapman told the disappointed audience that despite Brown indicating he would be attending, on the day he decided against it after “receiving threats”. Brown was far from the only candidate who didn’t travel north – of the 12 contenders, only four showed up: Eric Chuah, Kerrin Leoni, Rob McNeil and Ryan Pausina. There were almost 100 in the audience at the start, though several left as the meeting progressed. Unsurp...