Local Government code of conduct complaints have turned into a 'monster' 3 May, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read Local Government New Zealand president Stuart Crosby. Photo / George Novak Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz A law expert says the local government code of conduct complaints process is a well-intentioned idea that has grown into a monster. In the Wellington Region alone complaints have ranged from whether it was accurate to refer to councillors eating a "lavish" buffet of roast chicken, to claims of being "attacked" on Facebook. Yesterday the Herald revealed Wellington City Council was made to release a complaint against councillor Simon Woolf, alleging he caused staff considerable distress and failed to consider his duty of care to them.