PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYA pay cut could be coming for embattled Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong, while he also faces code of conduct proceedings. She also said Cr Ong had been extremely disrespectful to herself, such as talking over her and walking out when she was speaking to him. Last year, Cr Ong lodged a complaint against Cr Chambers for "discriminatory remarks", but this was found to be without substance. As the ODT reported last week, independent investigator Steph Dyhrberg found Cr Ong to be in serious breach of the council's code of conduct. She regarded his attempt to discredit the staff member as a witness in a code of conduct process as particularly egregious.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 18, 2026 22:51 UTC