A podcast episode explores the controversial actions of Dunedin City Councillor Benedict Ong, focusing on his public protests, document leaks, claims of public asset transparency, and assertions of economic development goals amid growing scrutiny from council leadership and the公众
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As you know, on this show, we have been following the drama involving Tape Face, the Dunedin City Councillor Benedict Ong, for quite a long time. He's only been in council for seven months, but he's already put tape on his face in protest, read aloud from uh Kafka's the trial. Boring. Leaked a bunch of confidential documents, and he's now facing his second code of conduct campaign. Second in seven months. As such, we thought it was past time that we just got him on the show to explain what the hell is going on, and he's with us. Hi, Benedict.
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