A Waikato Regional Council project to integrate its outdated corporate software systems is being considered by other Aotearoa New Zealand councils. Project Reboot aims to replace a tangled web of 28 different software systems that don’t speak .
An investigation found Waikato councillor Fred Lichtwark abused colleagues, but he won't take an anger management course, calling it a "slur".
Didn t have the guts. - Suspended councillor s final complaint revealed
2 Mar, 2021 07:32 AM
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Waikato Regional councillor Fred Lichtwark said he was punished for challenging the council s governance processes. Photo / Supplied
Waikato Regional councillor Fred Lichtwark said he was punished for challenging the council s governance processes. Photo / Supplied
Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz
A suspended councillor accused a colleague of not having the guts to talk to him in person and being a dirty politician - it was the third and final complaint made about his abusive behaviour.
But ostracised Waikato Regional councillor Fred Lichtwark told the Herald the whole investigation was an example of how to get shafted when you fall out of favour after he challenged councillors about the council s governance processes.
Waikato Regional councillor suspended from council meetings over angry and abusive behaviour
11 Feb, 2021 12:03 AM
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Waikato Regional Councillor Fred Lichtwark has had his membership from most council committees suspended. Photo / Supplied
Waikato Regional Councillor Fred Lichtwark has had his membership from most council committees suspended. Photo / Supplied
Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz
A Waikato Regional councillor has been suspended from attending committee meetings over angry and abusive behaviour.
The council held an emergency meeting this morning and voted in favour of second-term councillor Fred Lichtwark being suspended from all committees, subcommittees and other representative roles until August 31, when the suspension will be reviewed.