The Benedict Ong saga: Dunedin councillor’s complaints, expulsions and University of Otago allegations

Multimedia Journalist - Dunedin, NZ Herald·NZ Herald·7 Sep, 2026 05:00 AM10 mins to read‌Benedict Ong, 43, regularly posted photographs of himself with students at bars, parties and other social events. He arrived on Dunedin’s political scene promising financial innovation and a decade without rates rises. Less than a year later, Benedict Ong has been stripped of roles, restricted from parts of the Civic Centre, suspended from committees and breached the city council’s code of conduct twice. Now the University