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![While previously reluctant to speak publicly on their feelings over the new office, councillors have shared their issues with the site.
Deputy Mayor Ben McNulty, did not attend, and said that getting his kids “out of bed, fed, dressed and dropped off to school is a higher priority”.
Independent councillor Nicola Young said “the building is by the officers for the officers”, and also skipped the blessing.
Also absent was fellow independent councillor Diane Calvert, who said she was unable to attend on Tuesday, but had not been planning on it anyway.
Elected members had not been involved in the project other than approving the initial funding, Calvert said, expressing her disappointment the mayor’s office did not have “the same gravitas” as the previous office in the Town Hall.
Nureddin Abdurahman, a Labour councillor, was not at the blessing either.
“Where I sit isn’t a big concern as long as I’ve got a table and a computer to do the job,” he said, but added there were “legitimate concerns about how spaces have been allocated, and they should be addressed”.
Māori Ward Labour councillor Matthew Reweti attended because the blessing was a “wonderful collision of my culture and my work”, he said.
Green Party councillor Geordie Rogers was one of the few who attended. He said mana whenua had been very generous in gifting names for the new site, and the role of a councillor was to “come to work to make decisions to the benefit of the city”.
Rebecca Matthews, a fellow Green councillor, said it was a privilege to be at the blessing, and she was “absolutely fine” with the new accommodation.
“Having the fanciest office is not my goal in life - I just hope our staff find it a good place to work and Wellingtonians find it a good place to visit their council,” Matthews said.
Laurie Foon, also a Green councillor in attendance, said it was important to attend given the level of investment made in the new site.
“The decisions made will have a multi-generational impact and [are] ther…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vneeq4rh5g7x5y7cse3dncsp/bafkreiddgxoxxagt7zzzv3h32tvvt7vtsuod23xbeewtl63dvczcb4borq)