26 Aug 2019

Councillors' social media trawled for incriminating evidence

From Morning Report, 7:18 am on 26 August 2019

Napier City Councillors who oppose a controversial new pool complex have had their Facebook posts searched by senior council staff, including the chief executive, looking for possible code of conduct breaches.

Emails obtained by RNZ show council officers labelled them "renegade councillors", amid discussions about how their Facebook posts could breach the code. RNZ Hawke's Bay reporter Anusha Bradley has the story.