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Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise
Vandervis walks out after refusing to apologise: Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has got up and left a city council meeting. The Dunedin City Council was ...
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Vandervis pitches southern super council
Vandervis pitches southern super council: A super council covering Otago and Southland should be explored to help create a powerhouse region ...
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Vandervis slams scale of Civic Centre upgrade
Vandervis slams scale of Civic Centre upgrade: An award-winning $2.1 million refurbishment at the Dunedin City Council shows self-serving bureaucracy in action ...
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Council debate — when things get out of hand
Council debate — when things get out of hand: A councillor tired of being interrupted walks out. The mayor warns councillors it is "not OK" to pick ...
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Councillors put Hawkins, Stedman top
Councillors put Hawkins, Stedman top: A pair of Dunedin by-election candidates have emerged as favourites among their potential colleagues ...
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Emails reveal shake-up disputes
Emails reveal shake-up disputes: Accusations of power-grabs, worries about pay and criticism of "frankly ridiculous" workloads were levelled at ...
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Vandervis’ concerns about ‘misused’ ballots rebuffed
Vandervis’ concerns about ‘misused’ ballots rebuffed: Questions about the integrity of Dunedin’s election by one city councillor were rebuffed by the council’s ...
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Governance structure changes criticised
Governance structure changes criticised: Adjustments to the Dunedin City Council governance structure to accommodate Cr Lee Vandervis did not delight all of his ...
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Vandervis agrees to lead new portfolio
Vandervis agrees to lead new portfolio: Dunedin's mayor appears to have struck a second compromise over her new governance structure ...
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Call for ‘major assets’ to be returned
Call for ‘major assets’ to be returned: Dunedin should make a case to get its port and harbourside land back from the Otago Regional Council (ORC) ...
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Vandervis claims mayor misled him on leadership role
Vandervis claims mayor misled him on leadership role: Disgruntled Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has accused the city’s mayor of misleading him about a ...
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Mayor, councillor to split economic development portfolio
Mayor, councillor to split economic development portfolio: An eleventh-hour agreement with Dunedin’s mayor has elevated first-term councillor Andrew Simms to ...
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Call for changes to campaign spending
Call for changes to campaign spending: "Extraordinary" levels of election campaign spending mean changes are required to ensure a level playing field ...
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Rival Vandervis ridicules mayor’s debt claim
Rival Vandervis ridicules mayor’s debt claim: The Dunedin mayor’s claim city council debt is under control has been called desperate and absurd. Cr Lee Vandervis ...
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Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors
Rating the performance of Dunedin councillors: Grant Miller has been to a lot of Dunedin City Council meetings in the past three years ...
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Candidates differ on best way forward
Candidates differ on best way forward: Setting up a symposium of Dunedin’s best and brightest, keeping "trained brains" in the city ...
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Council finances hot topic at meeting
Council finances hot topic at meeting: Spending was top of mind for the candidates and crowd at one of Dunedin’s first public meetings of the local body election ...
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Surge in Dunedin mayoralty candidates
Surge in Dunedin mayoralty candidates: A mood for change is behind a surge in council election candidates in Dunedin, some believe. Sixteen people are standing ...
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Mayoral hopefuls split over Aurora sale decision
Mayoral hopefuls split over Aurora sale decision: Two Dunedin mayoralty candidates have squared off about whether Aurora Energy should be sold ...
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Vandervis takes aim at $100m debt plan
Vandervis takes aim at $100m debt plan: City councillors have been accused by one of their own of saddling future Dunedin’s ratepayers with almost $100 million ...
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Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid?
Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid?: Longtime Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has announced he will make his eighth run at the mayoralty ...
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