Last night, Cr Vandervis said he would contact his lawyer on Monday and pushed back against the "absolutely false ... defamatory scam". The incidents include:The register includes allegations that in 2013 Cr Vandervis was bullying in a council meeting. She said the council had initially denied the ODT request for information to protect Cr Vandervis’ privacy. In 2015, Cr Vandervis was temporarily stripped of his voting rights after a formal code of conduct complaint. "There is a power differential which is repeatedly pointed out [to Cr Vandervis]," Dr Bidrose said.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 03, 2020 16:33 UTC