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2025

• Tinker, AI, councillor… spy? Who is Benedict Ong? Stuff. October 15, 2025. Post
• Final results of 2025 council elections were declared on 16 October 2025, First meeting was on 31 October 2025. Mayor Sophie Barker's speech at the meeting and it was streamed on youtube.
• DCC chief calls Ong to meeting. ODT. 18 October 2025. Post. Article in this comment by u/FKFnz
• New Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong on his successful election campaign and the critics. NZ Herald. 8 Nov, 2025. Alternate link https://archive.ph/8ndhS

January 2026

• Cr Ong ignores call to stay silent about racism complaint. ODT. , 14 January 2026. Post

February 2026

• Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong faces Civic Centre limits over staff concerns. NZ Herald. 18 Feb, 2026.
• Ong’s movement restricted in council building. ODT. 18 February 2026. Article in this post by u/pskygy.
• Dunedin councillor Ong escorted from council meeting with tape over mouth. ODT. 20 February 2026. Post with older articles.
• ‘It was bizarre’: Tape face councillor escorted from council building. Stuff. February 20, 2026.
• Mayor ‘extremely concerned’ about Ong's conduct. ODT. 20 February 2026. https://archive.ph/tt0xK
• Emails reveal shake-up disputes. ODT. 23 February 2026. Paywalled. Article in this post by u/pskygy.

March 2026

• A timeline of Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong’s dramatic first term. The Spinoff. March 5, 2026. Post.
• Ong found in breach of code. ODT. 11 March 2026. Post.
• Punishment for Ong yet to be determined: mayor. ODT. 14 March 2026.
• Ong faces pay cut amid conduct allegations. ODT. 19 March 2026.
• Ong told to remove defamatory post. ODT. 21 March 2026.
• Ong rejects call to resign as councillor. ODT. 25 March 2026. Post.
• Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong asked to resign after code of conduct breach. RNZ. 25 March 2026.

April 2026

• Dunedin’s stadium hotel secret is out, thanks to a councillor’s reply-all email chain. Stuff. April 21, 2026. Post.
• Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong leaks own code of conduct complaint within minutes of receiving confidentiality warning. NZ Herald. 30 Apr, 2026.

May 2026

• Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong leaks report over his confidentiality breaches. RNZ. 7 May 2026.
• Ong's access to confidential info restricted following leaks. ODT. 8 May 2026.
• 'Revoked' controversial councillor loses more privileges, immediately leaks email. Stuff. May 8, 2026.
• DCC shuts down Ong comment over ‘appalling behaviour’. ODT. 15 May 2026. https://archive.ph/eygQC
• Council raises Ong behaviour with govt. ODT. 16 May 2026. https://archive.ph/HF9qE
• Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong gets nine month suspension after behaviour concerns. RNZ. 18 May 2026.
• Suspended further, but Ong digs in. ODT. 18 May 2026.
• Ong posts speculation about employment settlement. ODT. 18 May 2026.
• ‘I have been barred,’ maverick councillor (incorrectly) claims during disciplinary meeting. Stuff. May 18, 2026.

NZME board bid

• Ong nominates himself for NZME board. ODT. 24 March 2026. Paywalled. Article in this comment thanks to u/ThomasEdmund84
• Ong falls 98% short in board bid. ODT. 24 April 2026. Post.

There are other posts but decided to put this up for the moment and update as I find more.

First streamed 27 Jul 2018 with 58,910 views. Republished on DOC's YouTube channel May 2026 in honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday.

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