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Chinese Trade, Housing, and the Auckland Mayoralty - Hon Phil Goff

January 19, 2026·1h 23m
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Hon Phil Goff is a former New Zealand Minister of Trade, Foreign Affairs, Defence, Education, Housing, and Justice. In 2016 he was elected mayor of the Auckland 'Supercity'. We discuss that experience, contrasting central and local government, as well as his role negotiating the first Western Free Trade Agreement with China in 2008.Full transcript, with inline notes and links is available at alethios.substack.comAuckland Skyline image from Ssiyamalan.

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