Auckland mayor Phil Goff accused of running 'boys' club' council

One of Auckland's longest-serving councillors and former mayor Christine Fletcher has questioned mayor Phil Goff's leadership appointments, claiming "he is inclined to run [the council] as a bit of a boys' club at times", which the mayor strongly rejects.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff
Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook
Fletcher's comments follow Goff's nomination of planning committee chair Chris Darby as the council representative on the government's establishment unit board for the Auckland light rail project.
When Fletcher asked at the 29 April governing body meeting whether he might instead appoint a female councillor to the role, Goff quipped: "For heaven's sake, you've got the prime minister, the chief justice and the governor-general, are you going to leave the guys with something?"

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