Photo: Supplied / Invercargill City CouncilInvercargill deputy mayor Grant Dermody faces potential disciplinary action after being found to have called a council staff member a "f...ing d..k". On 3 February, Dermody attended a Rugby Park stakeholders event where an independent lawyer determined he said "you f…ing d..k" or "you're a d…head" to a council staffer. "I did not attend the Rugby Park meeting personally, but was made aware of Cr Dermody's 'Dickhead' comment during a conversation with Cr Ria Bond the following morning," Pottinger wrote. Asked if it was "you f…ing d..k", Bond confirmed it was, the staffer said. Ludlow was confident he had heard an "f-bomb" but was not certain if it was "f…wit" or "f…ing d..k", evidence showed.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 30, 2026 16:07 UTC