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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...

Stuff Deputy Mayor Sarah Free says she finds it “really hard” hearing people say they feel sorry for her because of problems within the council. (File photo) She hoped that would in turn change the conversations she had with members of the public. “I’m looking forward to going into my community and people not saying they feel sorry for me when they realise I’m the deputy mayor,” Free said. “I find that really hard to deal with when I go shopping, or to church, or to meet people, and they say to me, ‘Oh, it’s lovely to meet you, but I feel so sorry for you’.

Woolf’s appointment is set to be overturnedbecause of concerns among councillors about his chequered history with council staff. Woolf was the subject of a Code of Conduct complaint in 2019 after he criticised the amount of money the council spent defending claims of bullying of a former staff member. The Employment Relations Authority decision found the staff member had not been bullied or unjustifiably dismissed, but awarded her $20,000 for the council’s inadequate investigation of the bullying claim. Woolf was also in hot water in 2018, when former mayor Justin Lester drafted a sti...

Review recommends Tauranga City Council's Bay Venues organisation 'wind up', sale of holiday park 23 Apr, 2021 08:00 PM 5 minutes to read Bay Venues operates the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park, at the foot of Mauao. Photo / File Bay Venues operates the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park, at the foot of Mauao. Photo / File Council-owned businesses such as the iconic Mount Beachside holiday park and a popular gym and swim school should be sold, an independent review recommends. A strategic review of Tauranga City Council's separate leisure and events facilities arm...

Analysis: Wellington City Council is not brand Coca-Cola 22 Apr, 2021 04:09 AM 5 minutes to read Wellington City councillors considered an independent review into the council's governance at a committee meeting today. Photo / Mark Mitchell Wellington City councillors considered an independent review into the council's governance at a committee meeting today. Photo / Mark Mitchell ANALYSIS: Some Wellington City councillors have decided to make no apologies for being politicians in a world where the "politics" of local government is easily misconstrued for bad behaviour. An independent...