Observers fear a sex scandal in New Zealand local politics could usher in a new era of sleaze . The country's current political system is dominated by the National Party, which has been led since 2008 by Prime Minister John Key. His former mistress , 25 years his junior , says she now wants to apologize . She claims to have been manipulated by another lover who worked for Brown 's rival .
Observers fear a sex scandal in New Zealand local politics could usher in a new era of sleaze . Auckland 's newly re-elected mayor Len Brown has been outed for a two-year affair . His former mistress , 25 years his junior , says she now wants to apologize . She claims to have been manipulated by another lover who worked for Brown 's rival .