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Mayor’s Controversial Comment Under Fire | Auckland News
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is defiantly challenging an independent finding that his “Muslim terrorist” remark to an RNZ worker constituted a serious breach of conduct, calling it a joke others can’t appreciate and warning he may quit the show if such topics resurface. Though he previously apologized and accepted the report’s findings, he now insists he never called the man a terrorist—only that he “looked like one.” The investigation, sparked by a public complaint over potential racism normalization, concluded the comment was insulting and harassment, though no sanctions were imposed after…
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