Former Labour leader Andrew Little's feeling confident about his odds as he announces a bid to run for mayor of Wellington.

He made the announcement this morning - and explained that the capital's in a fragile place and needs strong leadership.

Little says he's spoken to people and found that the council has become 'directionless'.

"I've just had so many people from across the spectrum and from so many different sort of backgrounds approaching me...I thought I had to think about this again - and I thought I do have a set of skills that can help."

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