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?