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Lee Vandervis
Dunedin
March 18
Second complaint about Vandervis
Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis now faces two formal complaints despite apologising for an allegedly expletive-laden outburst aimed at senior Dunedin City Council staff.
Dunedin
March 17
Vandervis accused of 'bullying' behaviour
Dunedin City councillor Lee Vandervis' aggression towards colleagues was slammed as unacceptable at a code of conduct hearing yesterday.
Dunedin
March 16
Councillor apologises for 'loudness'
Dunedin City councillor Lee Vandervis has apologised for ''loudness'' over two code of conduct complaints and says he will ensure it does not happen again.
Dunedin
March 20
Police not pursuing Vandervis complaint against 'ODT'
Police have decided not to pursue a complaint against the Otago Daily Times made by Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis.
Dunedin
February 13
Cull, Vandervis censured over feud
The failure of Dunedin's mayor and a city councillor to resolve a minor conduct breach more quickly did not reflect well on either of them as city leaders, the men were told yesterday.
Dunedin
October 31
Vandervis rejected other posts, including subcommittee role: Cull
Outspoken city councillor Lee Vandervis, who complained of being sidelined from senior posts within the Dunedin City Council, rejected at least three other roles offered by Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull, it has emerged.
Dunedin
October 1
Mayoral war of words heats up
The temperature is rising in Dunedin's mayoral race as incumbent Dave Cull and one of his fiercest rivals go head-to-head over credit for slashing the Forsyth Barr Stadium interest bills by $128 million.
Dunedin
August 30
Transport plans provoke passion
Conflicting visions of Dunedin's future collided as debate over the city's draft transport strategy erupted at a public hearing yesterday.
Dunedin
November 15
Cull and Vandervis at loggerheads again
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull and councillor Lee Vandervis are at loggerheads again, this time over the Office of the Auditor-general's inquiry into land purchases by Delta.
Dunedin
May 29
Vandervis to be invited to meeting
The Mosgiel Taieri Community Board decided yesterday to invite Cr Lee Vandervis to its next meeting after denouncing his "defamatory" and "ridiculous" comments about the city's community boards.
Dunedin
May 25
Boards angered by 'insulting' remarks
Angry and upset community board members are demanding an apology from Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis, after he suggested their boards were a waste of money and should be axed.
Dunedin
March 6
Vandervis walks out of hearing
A public hearing on new bus shelters planned for Dunedin turned into a political spat yesterday when committee member Cr Lee Vandervis criticised the process and then quit the meeting in protest.
Dunedin
February 28
Unpaid rent situation angers councillor
Revelations the Dunedin City Council is owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent by the Otago Rugby Football Union are "just not good enough", a furious Cr Lee Vandervis says.
Dunedin
January 10
Vandervis comments rankle in Christchurch
A call by a Dunedin city councillor for some Christchurch rebuilding to be shifted to Dunedin has drawn the ire of Christchurch residents and scorn from Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee.
Opinion
December 18
Bureaucracy runs rings around our elected councillors
Lee Vandervis wrestles with the process of project endorsement at the Dunedin City Council.
Dunedin
August 14
Museum marketing costs during closure criticised
Otago Settlers Museum Board member Lee Vandervis, who is a critic of museum redevelopment project costs, has also taken issue with the museum's promotional spending.
Dunedin
June 16
Vandervis gate-crashes mayor's private meeting; refuses to leave
Security guards were called - and police almost followed - after Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis barged into a private meeting in Mayor Dave Cull's office and refused to leave.
Dunedin
February 7
Vandervis, Farry clash over donation query
Personality clashes and allegations of "libellous emails", sparked by the latest report on the Forsyth Barr Stadium, marked a Dunedin City Council committee meeting yesterday.
Dunedin
November 18
Remembrance kicks in for appeal
Whether motivated by civic duty, by a desire to avoid a second public gaffe or just by a nice piece of cake, Cr Lee Vandervis managed to remember to attend his second public engagement yesterday.
Dunedin
November 16
Vandervis forgets to attend Remembrance event
A Dunedin city councillor has offered his "most sincere apologies" after an embarrassing gaffe when he forgot to attend a Remembrance Sunday church service at which he was to represent the city.
Opinion
October 31
Influence a mayoralty option
Dunedin
October 14
Vandervis slams lack of probe
Newly-elected Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis has criticised Energy Safety for failing to fully investigate damage to an 11,000-volt power cable in Mosgiel.
News
September 28
Council admits staff figures 'less explicit'
A claim by a mayoral and council candidate 400 Dunedin City Council staff should be cut to bring the size of the council closer to that of Tauranga appears to be based on incorrect figures.
Dunedin
September 16
Candidate's advertising sign sparks power cut
Dunedin mayoral candidate Lee Vandervis says it is lucky nobody was killed, after a volunteer installing one of his giant election swings sliced into a buried 11,000-volt power cable near Mosgiel.
Dunedin
September 7
Mayoral profile: Lee Vandervis
What do you know about the candidates who are contesting Dunedin's mayoral campaign in the 2010 local body elections? Today, in the second of a seven-part Mayoral Profile series, Chris Morris puts the questions to Lee Vandervis.
