Auckland's mayor Phil Goff hopes to be out of hospital by midweek after suffering heart problems.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Mr Goff said he ended up unexpectedly at Auckland Hospital on Saturday morning, and has undergone an angioplasty procedure, with stents placed in a few arteries.
In a message on his Facebook page the mayor said despite being a non-smoker, he succumbed to a family history of clogged arteries.
Mr Goff, who is 64, hoped to be back in the office next week.
His predecessor Len Brown suffered a more serious and public heart attack in 2008 during a term as the Mayor of Manukau City, and needed several months off work.
