但尼丁市议员本尼迪克特·翁因指控一名工作人员政治偏见而被调查违反行为，面临谴责。 Dunedin Councillor Benedict Ong faces censure after investigation finds he breached conduct by accusing a staff member of political bias.

独立调查发现他违反了市政委员会行为准则, 向媒体发送电子邮件指控一名工作人员有政治偏见. Dunedin City Councillor Benedict Ong faces censure and removal from key roles after an independent investigation found he breached the council's code of conduct by sending an email to the media accusing a staff member of political bias. 调查结果显示,这次行动是故意试图毁工作人员的. The investigation concluded the action was a deliberate attempt to discredit the staff member. 城市长索菲·巴克表示对恩不信任, 在议会会议上他通过阅读弗朗茨•卡夫卡的"审判"来辩护. 他还说自己不会辞职. Mayor Sophie Barker expressed no confidence in Ong, who defended himself during a council meeting by reading from Franz Kafka’s The Trial and stated he would not resign.