ement ▁with ▁his ▁views ▁of ▁M ā ori . ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁Br ash ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁dec riminal isation ▁of ▁both ▁prost itution ▁and ▁e uth anas ia , ▁voted ▁against ▁raising ▁the ▁drink ing ▁age ▁back ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁voted ▁against ▁Man uk au ▁b anning ▁street ▁prost itution . ▁ ▁However , ▁Br ash ▁did ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁Civil ▁Un ions ▁Bill ▁because ▁he ▁back ed ▁a ▁public ▁mand ate ▁for ▁any ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁law . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁dec riminal isation ▁of ▁can nab is . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Br ash ▁joined ▁the ▁debate ▁over ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁A uck land , ▁saying ▁land ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁fre ed ▁up ▁for ▁resident ial ▁z oning ▁so ▁house ▁prices ▁would ▁come ▁down , ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁Mayor ▁Len ▁Brown ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁stop ▁urban ▁spraw l ▁and ▁build ▁the ▁city ▁up wards . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Paul ▁G olds m ith : ▁Br ash : ▁A ▁Biography : ▁A uck land : ▁P engu in : ▁ 2 0 0 5 : ▁▁ ▁Nick y ▁H ager : ▁The ▁H ollow ▁Men : ▁A ▁Study ▁in ▁the ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁De ception : ▁Nelson : ▁Craig ▁Pot ton : ▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁ ▁Part ial ▁list ▁of ▁publications ▁▁ ▁" An ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁external ▁inde bt ed ness , ▁on ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁account ,