David Farrar: The secret code of conduct complaint

A guest post by Dr Corinna Proehl:

“Never again is now”. This comment of a GP on the official Instagram account of Hastings’s Mayor Wendy Schollum was enough to trigger a bullying, patronizing pack attack by two councillors, aimed to publicly shame one of their constituents.

The councillors involved are Heather Te Au-Skipworth, senior Hastings District Councillor and close ally of the Mayor. A current Green Party Candidate and former Te Pati Māori candidate, most famous for her racist views: “it is a known fact that Māori genetic makeup is stronger than others…”. And Nick Ratcliffe, former Green Party candidate for Tukituki, newly elected (and lowest polling) Hastings District Councillor and political friend of the mayor.

Bob Edlin: Report on Code of Conduct investigation costs Invercargill ratepayers $33,000......

Report on Code of Conduct investigation costs Invercargill ratepayers $33,000 – and the council rejects its findings

What (we wonder) does Cr Ian Pottinger have to say about the outcome of the $33,000+ investigation which he triggered when he lodged a Code of Conduct complaint against Invercargill’s deputy mayor.

PoO reported on Monday about the captious councillor’s latest complaint, this time concerning the robust language allegedly directed at a council staffer at a meeting he did not attend.