DCC

Something amiss at the DCC: Butcher

The new Dunedin City Council, with Fliss Butcher (in pink) in the centre of the back row. The...
The new Dunedin City Council, with Fliss Butcher (in pink) in the centre of the back row. The three other women councillors are also shown in pink. ODT graphic.
Only the cost of a by-election has stopped Dunedin City Councillor Fliss Butcher resigning from the council she was elected to just over a month ago. She says she has been sidelined and that part of the reason is that she is a woman. Mark Price reports.