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The mayor’s chief of staff placed his company into liquidation last month, owing Inland Revenue $560,000. File photo.
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One of Auckland Council’s top executives is on leave while the council investigates the insolvency of his property development company.

Jaswant Singh – known as Jazz Singh – is the mayor’s chief of staff.

He placed his company Traxx Investments, into liquidation last month, owing Inland Revenue $560,000.

Council chief executive Phil Wilson said the mayor asked him to look into the matter over the weekend.

“While I’m doing this and until we fully understand the situation, it wouldn’t be appropriate to comment further.

“In the meantime, and by mutual agreement, Jazz is taking a few…

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“While I’m doing so and until we fully understand the situation, it wouldn’t be appropriate to comment further.

“In the meantime, and by mutual agreement, Jazz is taking a few days’ leave,” Wilson said.

Wilson said neither he nor the mayor was aware of the existence of the company, and it being put into liquidation.

“I wasn’t aware, but Jazz had put it [the company] on his declaration that there was a development company he was involved in,” said Wilson, who only became aware of the situation over the weekend.

Wilson said he was unaware of whether the council had granted consents for any property developments Singh was involved with.

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A company belonging to a key official in Auckland mayor Wayne Brown’s office is in liquidation owing $570,000 in tax, with the mayor unaware.

Brown’s chief of staff Jaswant Sailendra Singh (Jazz) called in the liquidators on June 4, for his property development company Traxx Investments Limited.

The first report by liquidators Steven Knov and Kieran Jones, dated June 11, shows Traxx has no assets, and its sole creditor, listed as preferential is Inland Revenue with the sum of $569,739.

A spokesman for the mayor said in a statement provided to Newsroom at the weekend that Brown “has never heard of Traxx Investments nor has he received any advice about Jazz Singh’s involvement with this company.” 

Singh told…