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Rodney Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke has left Wellsford social media groups following a spate of hostility from other group members, much of it focused on the introduction of a targeted rate.
Ms Houlbrooke said she had exited three Facebook pages, including Wellsford Town“I was there to be helpful and people were abusing me. I don’t have to put up with that,” she says.
Before leaving the groups, Ms Houlbrooke posted her email address and phone number so that people could get in touch with her via other channels.
“People know how to get hold of me. They don’t have to keep tagging me at 1am and 2am on Facebook. It’s a form of mental torture,” she says.
“People are so rude.”
Ms Houlbrooke says people who take the time to email or call personally are far more polite and constructive.
“I pride myself on my approachability and responsiveness,” she says.
Ms Houlbrooke says she has gone out of her way to be helpful to Wellsford residents, chasing up issues when residents had heard nothing about their concerns from Auckland Council or from their board representative, Colin Smith.
Nevertheless, she felt some were addicted to complaining and would never be satisfied. “There’s only so much I can do,” she says.
