Mayor Andy Foster is accused - in the third complaint to the auditor-general - of mingling with Chinese leaders before announcing he wanted to cut funding for their garden.
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster has called for an independent review into Wellington City Council s governance.
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster faces two more requests for the auditor-general to investigate his council, most recently for mingling with Chinese community leaders then, two days later, moving to pull funding from their gardens. The Office of the Auditor-General has confirmed it has three separate complaints: One from Foster s council colleague Fleur Fitzsimons, one from Foster s former council colleague and ex-Deputy Mayor Helene Ritchie, and one from the Wellington Chinese Garden Society (WCGS). All were being considered though a decision on whether to launch an inquiry had not yet been made.
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The Chinese Garden Society is unimpressed with Wellington City Council’s last-minute decision to reduce funding for a waterfront park upgrade, which includes a Chinese garden. (File photo)
The cost to redevelop Wellington s Frank Kitts Park has blown out to more than $40 million, an increase of some $10m in less than a year. Wellington mayor Andy Foster on Friday provided the updated figures as he explained his decision to recommend removing $6.5m worth of funding for the project from the council’s draft 10-year plan. This recommendation was part of a broader series of recommendations – including cutting library book purchases and swimming lessons aimed at saving money in the bulging 10-year budget.
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