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Lee Vandervis On Why The Otago Regional Council Should Be Abolished

Michael Laws
Talkback Host and Contributing Writer
Posted 09 October 2025

Michael Laws talks to Dunedin City Councillor Lee Vandervis about why the Otago Regional Council should be abolished.

Michael Laws is a former MP and Mayor and is now deputy chairman of the Otago Regional Council. He has hosted both radio and TV shows for Radio Pacific, Radio Live and SKY Television. He is an award-winning writer – and has published three bestselling books.