4 Mar 2019

'I'm a puppet to nobody' - Phil Goff bids for second term as Auckland mayor

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 4 March 2019
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff. Photo: RNZ / Rowan Quinn

Aucklanders have a mayoral fight on their hands - and it looks like it's going to get scrappy. After staying coy for weeks, the current mayor Phil Goff has finally made it official - he will run again. And he's barely acknowledging his biggest rival - John Tamihere - who's already come out swinging, calling Mr Goff a puppet for central government. Phil Goff spoke to Guyon Espiner.