Phil Goff
Auckland unemployment may be triple that of GFC - report
A new economic report is forecasting that three times as many jobs could be lost in central Auckland by next March than during the Global Financial Crisis, with GDP also expected to take a huge hit.
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Coronavirus: Phil Goff on calls to freeze rates rise
The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is demanding the Council put a freeze on a planned rates increase.
Mayor Phil Goff announced a 3.5 percent rates increase last year but the alliance says the… Audio
Coronavirus: Mayors on how councils will handle lockdown
The country will be in lockdown from midnight for at least the next four weeks.
Councils will still be providing essential services.
Lianne Dalziel is the mayor of Christchurch, Phil Goff is the… Audio
Crystal, a listener at the Lower Hutt Pack and Save
Crystal , a listener joins the program from the Lower Hutt Pack and Save. Audio
Phil Goff Mayor of Auckland Council
Comments on the latest covid-19 measures from Phil Goff Mayor of Auckland Council. Audio
Auckland Council to close Libraries and recreation centres
Auckland's libraries, pools and recreational centres, as well as the Maritime Museum and Art Gallery. Audio
SkyCity convention centre too damaged to host APEC summit
SkyCity has conceded defeat, saying Auckland's new convention centre will not be ready in time for the APEC summit next year.
A fire ripped through the convention centre building site in October… Audio
Phil Goff says big spend for the city well overdue
Auckland mayor Phil Goff is delighted his city has scooped up a big chunk of the Government's $12 billion infrastructure spend.
There's over $2 billion for new roads and a billion for rail.
Goff… Audio
Phil Goff gets involved in ferry vs cruise ship spat
The mayor of Auckland has cracked the whip over frequent cancellations of the only ferry to Waiheke Island.
Yesterday Phil Goff called Ports of Auckland, Auckland Transport, community board members… Audio
Teenage takahe taunt Tawharanui Park rangers
Some teenage runaway Takahe have added to the busy summer workload of rangers at Tawharanui Regional park. The open sanctuary, is home to nine Takahe, Kiwi, Pateke, Kakariki, Saddlebacks and Robins… Video, Audio
Auckland mayor Phil Goff on proposed port move
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says the city's port needs to move but a lot of study needs to be done before a decision can be made. .
On Monday the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it is no longer… Audio
Auckland mayor Phil Goff: 'Inevitable' port will be moved
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff believes the city's port will have to be moved, but he's critical of how the current process is unfolding. Cabinet's development committee will this week consider the latest… Audio
Walker taken to court for entering closed west Auckland track
The Auckland Council is taking its first prosecution against a member of the public for walking on tracks in the Waitakere Ranges that are closed to prevent the spread of Kauri dieback.
The… Audio
Aucklanders urged not to drive due to Sky City fire
Aucklanders are being urged to take public transport, carpool, walk or cycle to help reduce congestion as the city returns to work after the long weekend and the fire at Sky City.
While much of the… Audio
SkyCity fire under control -Mayor Phil Goff give us the damage
Three days after the SkyCity Convention Centre fire began, firefighter crews are in the recovery phase of their operation. The massive fire which engulfed the entire roof of the $700 million dollar… Audio
Mayor: "no longer any smoke, any flames"
"There's no longer any smoke, any flames," Auckland's mayor Phil Goff tells Morning Report as he looks down on the Convention Centre fire from his office. Firefighters are expected to enter the… Audio
Auckland's mayor felt despondent watching fire take hold
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says although the fire's still burning and the priority is dampening down hotspots... the focus will soon turn to figuring out how badly the building, and its fixtures and… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 24 october 2019
On the Podcast today we talk to Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff about the consequences of the SkyCity fire, We talk to Megan Woods about how the 13 Million the Government is to invest to digitise a te reo… Audio
"We will overcome" Mayor Goff says CBD fire won't hold back city
Auckland's CBD is heading into a third day of disruption - as the fire at the International Convention Centre continues to burn for the second night in a row. Firefighters had hoped that the main… Audio
Whole day to get fire under control
Fire and Emergency says it could take a whole day to get the fire at the SkyCity Convention Centre under control. Flames are still erupting from the roof and black smoke is still billowing from the… Audio