Controversy continues to circle the Gore District Council, with the relationship between the mayor and chief executive having broken down so much, another councillor will now act as an intermediary between them.
The council held a behind-closed-doors extraordinary meeting on Tuesday, where the relationship between mayor, Ben Bell, and chief executive, Stephen Parry, was discussed.
At 23, Bell became New Zealand's youngest ever mayor when he ousted six-term incumbent Tracy Hicks by just eight votes at October's local election.
Parry has been chief executive at the council since 2001.
Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown spoke to Corin Dann.
