Lee VandervisDunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis is set to argue a High Court judge made a series of errors when ruling against him concerning a parking dispute. Cr Vandervis wants the Court of Appeal to set that aside. The incident stemmed from Cr Vandervis being ticketed for exceeding the half-hour time limit where he had parked. Cr Vandervis has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the council’s decision that he breached the code of conduct, as well as the censure. After the High Court decision, Cr Vandervis wrote that it was now unwise for elected representatives to criticise any staff member not doing their job or to be a whistle-blower in the public interest.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 09, 2021 16:31 UTC