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Ong’s Facebook page ‘duct-taped’ for month
A controversial Dunedin city councillor has had his Facebook page ‘‘duct-taped’’.
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Ong to be offered help with pitch
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Ong to be offered help with pitch
Dunedin City Council staff are to talk with Cr Benedict Ong after Easter about how they may support a presentation from him about debt financing.
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Reducing services floated, CEO says
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Reducing services floated, CEO says
The Dunedin City Council has flagged service cuts may be in the pipeline if fuel costs and supply concerns continue to rise.
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Investigate sensitive spending: Vandervis
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Investigate sensitive spending: Vandervis
High variability in some kinds of Dunedin City Council expenditure suggests ‘‘a range of poor-value spending’’, a councillor says.
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Spoof poster wrONG move, mayor says
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Spoof poster wrONG move, mayor says
Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong appears to enjoy movie parody posters in which he features.
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Besieged councillor may present ‘cogent summary’
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Besieged councillor may present ‘cogent summary’
His ideas may ‘‘make no sense in the real world of finance’’, but Benedict Ong might yet get a chance to present them to the Dunedin City Council.
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Call to revive housing project
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Call to revive housing project
A community representative has urged the council to push for government recommitment to an axed Port Chalmers social housing project.
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Council staff — on or off the agenda?
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Council staff — on or off the agenda?
Councillors were advised at a DCC budgets meeting to be cautious over how they spoke about staff. Grant Miller looks into perceived stifling of debate.
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Unravelling the city’s elected enigma
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Unravelling the city’s elected enigma
Elected on the back of a bank-rolled campaign making economic promises, Dunedin Cr Benedict Ong’s reputation has become more circus entertainer than astute international banker, Mary Williams reports.
Ong: 'Why would I consider resigning?'
Ong: 'Why would I consider resigning?'
Defying a call by his colleagues to consider quitting, beleaguered Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong says he is not going anywhere.
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Barker totally rejects acting ‘unlawfully’
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Barker totally rejects acting ‘unlawfully’
Dunedin's mayor has denied acting "unlawfully" at a council meeting after accusations of censorship from a by-election candidate.
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Stadium New Year’s Eve floated as fireworks display replacement
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Stadium New Year’s Eve floated as fireworks display replacement
Dunedin's New Year’s Eve celebrations might best be held under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium, a council by-election candidate says.
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Trust in council damaged by cut
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Trust in council damaged by cut
"Problematic" changes to Dunedin’s grant allocation undermined trust between the council and the city’s arts community, Mayor Sophie Barker was told.
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Ong nominates himself for NZME board
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Ong nominates himself for NZME board
Embattled Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong is looking to expand his governance portfolio, nominating himself to become a director on the board of media company NZME.
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Firm to help in council CEO hunt
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Firm to help in council CEO hunt
A recruitment agency’s previous interaction with the Dunedin City Council is unrelated to its involvement in selecting a chief executive, the council says.
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Ong told to remove defamatory post
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Ong told to remove defamatory post
Controversial Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong has been told commentary from him on social media is defamatory and he should remove it.
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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt
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Ideas offered as council faced with stadium debt
Funding of Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium was one of the big issues in the city council’s discussion of budgets on March 4 and 5.
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Council debate - when things get out of hand
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Council debate - when things get out of hand
A councillor tired of being interrupted walks out. The mayor warns councillors it is "not OK" to pick on departments. Has debate been stifled at the Dunedin City...
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Graham tight-lipped as hunt starts for DCC boss
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Graham tight-lipped as hunt starts for DCC boss
Advertising for the Dunedin City Council’s chief executive position is expected to start next week.
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No rates relief via Aurora
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No rates relief via Aurora
A Dunedin city councillor has looked to Aurora Energy for a dividend to offset rates rises, as he warns a double-digit increase poses an ‘‘existential threat’’ to the council.