On the Money: Wayne’s world, burning Bridges, brutal Bubs and more

On the Money: Wayne’s world, burning Bridges, brutal Bubs and more
Grumpy cat adopts a new look. (Image: NZME)
Paul McBeth
How now mayor BrownKnown for being slightly irascible, Auckland’s mayor Wayne Brown was quick to challenge that assumption during a recent interview with BusinessDesk.“The other thing you might point out in this interview here is ‘am I a grumpy old person?’,” he said, tongue-in-cheek.Not at all, according to the mayor, whose 27th-level office is decorated with a Rod Emmerson cartoon depicting him and his wife Toni riding a bike and carrying a surfboard.“I could be a comedian,” Brown said, insisting he b...

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