What a pity Andrew von Dadelszen didn't have the decency to bow out gracefully after failing to get re-elect to Environment BOP. Instead he chose to use part of his final column (I hope) in your paper to take a couple of what can best be described as cheap-shots at Councillor Jane Nees, whom I do not know personally.
I normally wouldn't 'shoot back” when a transgression doesn't directly relate to me but this wasn't an isolated incident or simply the reaction of a sore loser. Mr von Dadelszen was at a meet-the-candidates evening at Te Puna Hall leading up to the elections (touting for votes for the area health board - thankfully he missed out on that as well) and I clearly heard him making other rather derogatory comments about Ms Nees during the evening.
I don't know much about Mr von Dadelszen's politics or his effectiveness as a regional councillor but I can't help but conclude the region is better off without someone so vindictive as him being on EBOP or any other local body entity.
Grant Nordick, Te Puna.