Greater Dunedin was a

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. The ticket was formed in 2007 and contested the

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and 2013 local elections. In February 2016, Mayor

Dave Cull David Charles Cull (1 April 1950 – 27 April 2021) was the mayor of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. He became the 57th Mayor of Dunedin in October 2010 and was re-elected in both the 2013 mayoralty race and 2016 mayoral election. Befor ...

dissolved the Greater Dunedin group and announced that it would not be contesting the 2016 local elections.

History

Prior to the 2010 election there were three Greater Dunedin Councillors:

, Kate Wilson and Chris Staynes. They along with six other Greater Dunedin candidates ran for council in 2010. Dave Cull was elected

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. For the 2013 election, Greater Dunedin candidates included Dave Cull,

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, Richard Thomson, Mike Lord, Irene Mosley, Kate Wilson, Chris Staynes, Letisha Nicholas and Ali Copeman. Cull was undecided whether or not

Carisbrook Carisbrook (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Carisbrook Stadium) was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it was also used for other sports such as cricket, football, r ...

should be kept as a future sporting venue, but the stadium has since be demolished. On 26 February 2016, Mayor Cull announced the dissolution of the Greater Dunedin group and that he and the other members would be contesting the upcoming local body elections in October 2016 as independent candidates. Cull's assertion that the dissolution was not caused by any "split within the ranks" was contested by fellow councillor Mike Lord, who disagreed with the

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's ethical investment policy and other unspecified issues. However, he praised the Greater Dunedin group for focusing on council efficiency and debt reduction. Meanwhile, councillor Kate Wilson credited the group with bringing more new councillors into the city council. The dissolution also coincided with a news report that the Labour Party would be contesting the Dunedin local body elections under the "Local Labour" ticket. On 20 April, it was reported that the Labour Party had dropped its plan to field a bloc of candidates in the 2016 Dunedin elections but would still consider endorsing other candidates. Mayor Cull has confirmed that he would also contest the 2016 mayoralty.

Policies

* Fiscal responsibility * Environmentally friendly * Economic development * Reduce compliance costs * Preserving heritage infrastructure Dave Cull voted against the construction of the new

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as did Wilson with Staynes supporting it. Since then all three councilors have objected to the stadium.

References

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External links

Elections 2010: Dave Cull

Greater Dunedin blog
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