Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playMary Goff, wife of newly-elected Mayor Phil Goff, says the leftie university student she met when he was 18 and she was 15 is probably the best person for the job. On spotting his wife being interviewed by the Herald, Goff made a beeline for his wife, put his arm round her and said: "This is a rare interview." So what rare insights did the media shy wife give out about her political husband? He is always up for a challenge and I think he is easier to live with when he has got a challenge." Asked if she planned to take on the role of mayoress, Mary Goff said she had not planned on anything.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 08, 2016 03:56 UTC