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Millions of people work in international banks. Mr Ong’s claims of having been a Vice President and Associate Director as below are decidedly not confirmed, on Google or anywhere else.

Lee Vandervis I initially supported STV as promoted by Otago University Political Studies Professor Janine Hayward, as being more representative than the traditional First Past the Post system still used by the majority of NZ Councils. My first decade of … Continue reading →

Also lacking credibility are most of the claims made by Benedict Ong in his Mayoral campaign speeches where his credential claims were so outlandish and vacuous that I had written him off as completely un-electable despite his extensive advertising, especially … Continue reading →

I feel for Dunedin, especially for people on lower and fixed incomes who will now continue to suffer both of our bloated bureaucracies, interest on DCC Billion-dollar debt, compromised Council companies with another Billion-dollar debt, and a Council with re-elected … Continue reading →

An increasing number of people are asking me daily now. Emails, texts, whenever shopping – they have all wanted my opinion so here it is. Having spent 18 years as a Councillor I know all of these people personally and … Continue reading →

And in no time Andrew Barnes Rutherford used some AI trickery to produce this version using my lyrics.

This is the full ODT article [on my FB page but some time ago] in which MP Jones calls the Otago Regional Council’s existence into question, describing the ORC as the Kremlin Council that needs to go. https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/kremlin-councils-need-go

Shane Jones calls for the dismemberment of Regional Councils, having last month called out the ORC for stopping Macraes Gold expansion. Getting Dunedin free of the Otago Regional Council can’t come soon enough, but needs a strong Mayoral push to … Continue reading →

My specific proposals are in contrast to Cr. Barker’s aspirations. e.g. “Cr Vandervis: Dunedin needs to “be free of” the Otago Regional Council. “We need to reclaim our port and our harbourside.” A unitary council should be established in Dunedin. … Continue reading →

“The mayor’s suggestion “core” council debt would drop after five years was presented in council material as DCC debt excluding water, and this metric shows projected decreases from 2030. Cr Vandervis described this as a “future fantasy”. Mr Radich described … Continue reading →

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Very happy with the ODT quotation of me from an informative debate last night. “Cr Vandervis said Dunedin needed to ‘‘lose’’ the Otago Regional Council and restructure its own operation to be financially and environmentally sustainable. The regional council was … Continue reading →

LEE VANDERVIS  Core services must be optimised Age 70 Occupation Dunedin city councillor Running for mayor and council How should your council balance the need for infrastructure spending with concerns about rates rises? Better contract delivery of Dunedin core services is needed to … Continue reading →

The Taxpayer’s Union have not got this Pledge right and have email-bombed Elected Representatives with it. Subject: Re: Ratepayer Pledge: Can we promote you in our ‘How to Vote’ guide? My reply – Dear Sam, I would have liked to … Continue reading →