Phil Goff
Covid-19: Worries ahead of Alert Level decision
Those who may have attended classes at Les Mills takapuna around the same time as a case of Covid-19 are being asked to stay home and call healthline.
The call comes on the same day the country will… Audio
Covid-19: Safety paramount in any decision to ease restrictions - Phil Goff
Cabinet meets on Monday to review Covid-19 alert levels in Auckland and the rest of the country.
By then, New Zealand's largest city will have operated for two weeks at Level 2.5 and it will have… Audio
Covid-19: Phil Goff on Auckland alert level move
Auckland is now at Alert Level 2.5.
The city's Alert Level 3 restrictions officially lifted at midnight on Sunday, but there are still some extra rules members of the public will have to follow.
… Audio
Covid-19: Opposition blasts Auckland's 'Alert Level 2.5'
Aucklanders are waking up to life out of lockdown after the city moved out of Alert Level 3 at midnight.
But it isn't completely joining the rest of the country in Alert Level 2 - instead moving to… Audio
Audit clears Team New Zealand of financial wrongdoing
America's Cup organisers can breathe easier after Team New Zealand were cleared of any financial wrongdoing following a forensic audit.
Team boss Grant Dalton has long rejected allegations of… Audio
Covid-19: Phil Goff hopeful city will be able to go to Alert Level 2
Monday is decision day for Auckland's Alert Level 3 restrictions, but has two weeks of lockdown been enough to rid the city of the virus?
Aucklanders crowding skate parks, basketball courts and… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland losing 250 jobs per day - economist
Auckland's chief economist calculates that each day at level three, Auckland loses about 250 job and between $65 million and $75 million in GDP - even with the wage subsidy.
On Friday Cabinet will… Audio
250 jobs lost daily under Covid-19 level 3, Auckland Council economist warns
Auckland's Mayor has been warned businesses teetering on the edge of collapse during the first lockdown may go to the wall this time around.
The council's chief economist is expecting around 250 jobs… Audio
Covid-19: Phil Goff on Alert Level 3
Auckland has been at Alert Level 3 for five days, but not everyone is sticking to the rules.
Residents have already been taking Waiheke Island day trips and calling real estate agents to view homes… Audio
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff relieved
Auckland's mayor is relieved the severity of his city's lockdown has not been ramped up, or extended for too long.
Phil Goff, told Kim Hill the extension of the wage subsidy beyond the end of this… Audio
Covid-19: Phil Goff on possible lockdown extension
For Aucklanders it is a nervous wait to hear whether they're staying in at Alert Level 3, going down to Level 2 or being plunged into full lockdown at Level 4.
Their livelihoods depend on today's… Audio
Auckland can cope with another lockdown: Mayor Phil Goff
Auckland is waking up to the first full day at Alert Level 3, it came into place at midday yesterday and from early morning people were lining up at Covid-19 testing stations and heading to the… Audio
Covid-19: Phil Goff on Auckland moving to Alert Level 3 again
Auckland will move to Alert Level 3 from 12 noon on Wednesday until midnight Friday.
The area for Alert Level 3 is the Auckland Super City boundaries - from Wellsford in the north to Pukekohe in the… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland prepares for new lockdown
Tuesday's announcement Auckland will go back to Alert Level 3 saw a rush on the city's supermarkets. Kiri Hannifin from Countdown Supermarkets says the rush led the retailer to close all of its stores… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 12 August 2020
Covid-19: Health Minister on Auckland lockdown; Goff on Auckland moving to Alert Level 3 again; National Party wants answers; Central Auckland preps for lockdown; Supermarkets overwhelmed after late… Audio
Phil Goff responds to report critical of Auckland CCOs
A highly critical review of organisations controlled by Auckland Council paints a picture of dysfunction and a lack of accountability.
The five so called CCOs - Auckland Transport, Pānuku, Watercare… Video, Audio
Report describes dysfunction in Auckland Council organisations
A highly critical report released today into council-controlled organisations in Auckland paints a picture of dysfunction, confusion and detachment from the main council.
A panel led by lawyer Miriam… Audio
Business leaders come together on Auckland's economic woes
The Mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, has told business leaders the city needs to find ways to stimulate the economy with closed - or largely closed - borders.
He's one of several people who've spoken at… Audio
Phil Goff on Auckland Council emergency budget
It's being called the most difficult budget in the city's history.
Last night, Auckland councillors voted to pass its emergency budget and impose a rates rise of 3.5 percent. The city coffers have… Audio