Epere is facing a charge of threatening to injure a Dunedin man on December 20 last year. Council recreation, planning and facilities manager Jendi Paterson, said this week it was continuing to work with Mauri Kohatu. ''The DCC does not have a contract with Mr Epere; any arrangements are with Mauri Kohatu Inc,'' she said in a statement. ''The contracting business has carried out several small pieces of work for the DCC since late last year. ''The DCC has been happy with the standard of work and recently agreed to contract Mauri Kohatu Inc to carry out parks response work such as track clearance and weed spraying.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 01, 2017 17:05 UTC