Len Brown is heading to Wellsford for his first Mayor in the Chair event of 2012, on Monday 13 February.

Mayor in the Chair events are informal lunchtime sessions that allow people to get face to face with their mayor. People are invited to come along, wait their turn, then have a brief one-on-one chat with Len Brown, to ask questions or share their thoughts and concerns about their community.

They are held regularly in different locations around Auckland. The hour-long Mayor in the Chair sessions complement the Mayor’s Town Hall Meetings, evening public meetings held once a month in different communities, which also allow locals to discuss issues directly with their Mayor.

“I do these events all over Auckland and they are very important to me. It is a chance for me to hear directly from people in diverse communities about what is going on in their local area.”

“We’ve held them from Helensville to Pukekoke, Manurewa to Browns Bay. I’ve had good discussions about public transport, sports fields, mangroves, libraries, and all manner of other subjects.”

The Mayor will set up his chairs on Rodney St, outside Halls, from midday until 1pm on Monday 13 February.