Explosive resignation email exposes Wellington City Council's 'toxic culture'INSTAGRAM Pete Whiting told squabbling councillors there was "massive disconnect between decision-makers and people with something of value to offer". Last month, Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown admitted her council's handling of the divisive $1.2m Island Bay cycleway project was a mistake. Orchard said senior staff had been working closely with NZTA since early June on the Island Bay cycleway and wider cycling upgrades. A leaked email sent to Wellington city councillors paints a picture of an organisation in chaos, and a "toxic culture" in which personal ambitions reign supreme. ROBERT KITCHIN/ FAIRFAX NZ Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown riding the controversial cycleway in Island Bay, which Whiting said the council had turned into a "political mess".

Source: Stuff July 20, 2016 08:15 UTC