Upper Hutt Mayor calls police on critics

The Post reports:

Two Upper Hutt ratepayer advocates say they were left shocked and anxious after a uniformed police officer arrived unexpectedly at their home following a complaint from mayor Peri Zee about their communications.

Police later closed the matter after finding no criminal harassment offence had occurred. …

The Post has seen about 15 emails exchanged between the couple and the mayor, along with social media posts published by the pair.

While the communications were persistent and at times critical, The Post found no examples of what we would consider to be threats, intimidation or abusive language. Zee was asked to provide examples of the material she considered harassing but did not do so.

So the Mayor called in the Police on two of her constituents because they were repeatedly critical of her. Not a great look.