Photo: ODT filesA recruitment agency’s previous interaction with the Dunedin City Council is unrelated to its involvement in selecting a chief executive, the council says. Sheffield South Island has been appointed by the council to help in the hunt for a chief executive and advertising is expected to start on Monday. Ms Graham started a five-year contract as chief executive in 2020 and the council ended up offering her a one-year extension last year. Any previous engagement between the council and Sheffield was unrelated to the chief executive recruitment and selection process, a council spokesman said. The council undertook an open-market process to choose a recruitment agency, which resulted in Sheffield’s selection, the spokesman said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 20, 2026 15:40 UTC