Author Archives: Lee Vandervis

The Hitch-hiker’s Guide is an invaluable aid for understanding our Local Government, and for reading between the lines of the ODT. VOGONS RUN THE UNIVERSE: ========================= Our George Street is about to be demolished for a planned cycleway, with just … Continue reading →

In an extraordinary series of High Court decisions Judge Gendall has legitimised new extensions of the DCC internal Code of Conduct process to now allow any member of the public or Council staff to take a Code of Conduct action … Continue reading →

My personal view for many years now is that all our publicly-funded Museums, the Chinese Garden and the Art Gallery should all be run and efficiently marketed as an integrated group of Dunedin attractions and facilities preferably with a single … Continue reading →

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Do you want the DCC to borrow $60 million on your behalf for pedestrianising George st to the Exchange?

Today some Councillors appeared surprised that the extremely expensive UNBALANCED ANNUAL PLAN BUDGET that they [except me] voted for in June has resulted in a $45 million increase in DCC debt that would next year breach our DCC-only $350 million … Continue reading →

ODT still refuses to report on the FIRST EVER DCC UNBALANCED ANNUAL PLAN BUDGET, and the exceptional circumstances claimed for the extra borrowings.Note – my mistake. The words ‘unbalanced budget’ do appear in an ODT article text that I had … Continue reading →

Today’s ODT ‘Firebrand Councillor’ article falsely claims that I accepted my loudness crossed the line. “Even Cr. Vandervis accepted his loudness crossed the line”. Not true – I never accepted crossing any line. It was falsely accusing Councillors that crossed … Continue reading →

The ODT have repeatedly published ‘Screaming’ and ‘Yelling’ claims last week that they know to be false because their own DCC reporter was talking with Cr. Radich less than 10 meters away, and the investigator’s report confirms they heard nothing. … Continue reading →

I have considered the resolution of the Council and decided that I cannot in good conscience deliver the apology insisted on as it would be dishonest and insincere. I am disappointed that this means that I need to resign from … Continue reading →

From: Lee Vandervis <lee@vandervision.co.nz>Date: Tuesday, 27 October 2020 at 1:23 PMTo: Emma Perry <emma.perry@odt.co.nz>Cc: Hamish MacLean <hamish.maclean@alliedpress.co.nz>Subject: FW: Alleged breach of Code of Conduct Final Ta for your interest in this issue Emma, The response I hope to have the … Continue reading →

From: Lee Vandervis <lee@vandervision.co.nz> Date: Thursday, 22 October 2020 at 4:59 PM To: Grant Miller <grant.miller@odt.co.nz>, Hamish McNeilly <hamish.mcneilly@stuff.co.nz> Subject: Latest CoC     Hi Grant,     Like all previous Code of Conduct complaints against me, this Mayoral A-team loudness complaint … Continue reading →

From: Lee Vandervis <lee@vandervision.co.nz>Date: Tuesday, 22 September 2020 at 12:49 PMTo: Aaron Hawkins <aaron.hawkins@dcc.govt.nz>, Andrea Farminer <Andrea.Farminer@dcc.govt.nz>, Anna Johnson <Anna.Johnson@dcc.govt.nz>, Lauren McDonald <Lauren.McDonald@dcc.govt.nz>, ‘Andrew Barsby’ <ABarsby@heritage.org.nz>, David Benson-Pope <David.Benson-Pope@dcc.govt.nz>, Jane Macknight <JMacknight@heritage.org.nz>, Sandy Graham <Sandy.Graham@dcc.govt.nz>, Lisa Fitzgerald <Lisa.Fitzgerald@dcc.govt.nz>Cc: “Council 2019-2022 (Elected Members)” <council.2019-2022@dcc.govt.nz>Subject: The Dunedin … Continue reading →

On 16/09/2020, at 10:19 AM, Lee Vandervis <lee@vandervision.co.nz> wrote: Dear Mayor Hawkins, I have asked one question following a process inviting Councillor questions for CEO candidates to answer, as my only opportunity as a Councillor in this whole CEO appointment … Continue reading →

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/hospital-business-case-gets-sign so they intend to build our Hospital with this pre-election confirmation, but the detailed business case is further delayed, even the concept design remains unfinished and it does not get sign off until February next year. The unsuitability of … Continue reading →

ODT failed to report the budgeted DCC BILLION$ group debt all of last year until after the October election, and has this year failed to report the first ever DCC Annual Plan Unbalanced Budget, where we are borrowing to finance … Continue reading →

Richard Healey There are many people here who seem to believe the maxim “no smoke without fire”. I suggest they follow the link below and view staff comments on the culture of the organisation presided over by Bidrose – the … Continue reading →

A Complaint at the DCC needs to be logged as such, properly investigated, and the person complained of specifically advised of the Complaint and outcome. None of this happened with the “11 Complaints” claimed for the 2016-2019 triennium by Mayor … Continue reading →

The ODT headline below misrepresents the breach of confidentiality identified in my Code of Conduct complaint against Mayor Hawkins. As the following emails sent a week ago to the ODT show, Mayor Hawkins breached confidentiality and did not apologise to … Continue reading →