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Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt says a fresh review of the council is "predictably negative" about his performance and largely ignores some serious recent events.
At a closed door meeting of councillors today Sir Tim voted against adopting a six-month review of council.
The follow-up to last year's Thomson Report painted a positive picture of the council overall, but Sir Tim was seen as an "unavoidable and inconvenient distraction", according to other councillors.
Sir Tim said he voted against adopting the review at today's risk and assurance committee meeting because allegations against him were wrongly presented as facts.