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Letters to the Editor: Cr Ong, road works and Christianity

Otago Daily Times Online News·Saturday, 9 May 2026·23 days ago
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Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the ins and outs of Cr Ong, some communications advice for the DCC, and the politics of Christianity. Cr Ong: the pestilential menace or a godsend? He who protesteth is not always right. Cr Ong is obviously confused about protocol in local body politics — or any committee for that matter — if he thinks he can get his own way without the support of his fellow members. It is what democracy is all about. It is not a one-man band and hopefully never will be — a lesson he should have learned before putting his hand up prior to the local body election and wasting the time of those who voted for him. Lois Galer Dunedin Breach of trust I read in the ODT (7.5.26) that Cr Ong disclosed confidential information from the Dunedin City Council. This is not the first time he breached council ethics and protocol. He therefore must be expelled from the council. The DCC has enough to contend with without dealing with Cr Ong’s antics.…

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