Auckland Council's chief executive of six and a half years Stephen Town knows the day when his carefully planned departure was turned on its head. Then on March 13, he and the council's executive leadership team assembled for a "planning day". Ricky Wilson/Stuff Auckland Council CEO Stephen Town (right) alongside the mayor Phil Goff at a council meeting. There are things Town would like to have seen crystallised for the city, but things that were beyond his control. Auckland Council is in the final stages of selecting Town's successor - its third chief executive.

Source: Stuff June 19, 2020 19:01 UTC