Author Archives: Lee Vandervis - lee@vandervision.co.nz

DCC Parking Manager claims “DCC does not have space to create 200 temporary parks…” – ODT today…

Again Mayor Cull shuts down appropriate questions asked at the appropriate time. Email received yesterday as below, again well outside the legally required date to answer a question under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act, again no answer … Continue reading →

Looking back at early emails sent regarding Unitary Council possibilities: Imagine Unitary Dunedin [with apologies to John Lennon] Imagine there’s one rates bill,It’s easy if you tryOne group of Councillors to vote forAnd rates that aren’t so highImagine all Dunedin, … Continue reading →

Sensational sun and sand dunes at Sandfly Bay today…

From those who have read my supposedly vitriolic and “harassment, tantamount to abuse and bullying” emails, the first three public responses…

I have been asked why I have voted against this year’s DCC 5% rate increase on top of last year’s 7% increase. Some of the answers are in this video clip from the DCC Annual Plan meeting.

This is the graph I showed to Councillors at our last meeting and the facts it portrays came from DCC records. I repeatedly asked CEO Bidrose to confirm the accuracy of the graph which she finally did confirm as “roughly … Continue reading →

Home ownership is not usually about daring physical feats but nobody’s told outspoken city councillor Lee Vandervis. Kim Dungey reports. Source: Labour of love | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News

Lee Vandervis knows that people either love him or loathe him and he doesn’t care. Kim Dungey finds out what drives Dunedin’s most controversial city councillor. Source: Fighting city hall | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, … Continue reading →