David Henry Benson-Pope is a New Zealand politician. He is a former Member of Parliament for Dunedin South and has been a member of the Dunedin City Council since 2013.
Michael Laws is a New Zealand politician,broadcaster and writer. Laws was a Member of Parliament for six years,starting in 1990,initially for the National Party. In Parliament he voted against his party on multiple occasions and in 1996 defected to the newly founded New Zealand First party,but resigned from Parliament the same year following a scandal in which he selected a company part-owned by his wife for a government contract.
The mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government,the city council of Dunedin,New Zealand. The mayor's role is "to provide leadership to the other elected members of the territorial authority,be a leader in the community and perform civic duties". The mayor is directly elected,using the single transferable vote (STV) system from 2007. The current mayor is Jules Radich who was elected in 2022.
George Street is the main street of Dunedin,the second largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. It runs for two and a half kilometres north-northeast from The Octagon in the city centre to the foot of Pine Hill. It is straight and undulates gently as it skirts the edge of the hills to its northwest. South of The Octagon,Princes Street continues the line of George Street south-southwest for two kilometres.
The Dunedin City Council is the local government authority for Dunedin in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 136,000 people of Dunedin. Since October 2022,the Mayor of Dunedin is Jules Radich,who succeeded Aaron Hawkins. The council consists of a mayor who is elected at large,and 14 councillors elected at large,one of whom gets chosen as deputy-mayor. The councillors are elected under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system in triennial elections,with the most recent election held on 8 October 2022.
The 2010 Dunedin mayoral election occurred on Saturday,9 October 2010 and was conducted under the Single Transferable Voting system.
Hilary Jane Calvert is a lawyer and a former member of the New Zealand parliament for the ACT Party. Following the resignation of ACT MP David Garrett in September 2010,she assumed a position in the House of Representatives as the next MP on ACT's list. In 2013 she was elected to the Dunedin City Council,after a failed campaign for mayor.
Greater Dunedin was a local body ticket in Dunedin,New Zealand. The ticket was formed in 2007 and contested the 2010 Dunedin local elections and 2013 local elections. In February 2016,Mayor Dave Cull dissolved the Greater Dunedin group and announced that it would not be contesting the 2016 local elections.
David Charles Cull 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. Before politics,he was a presenter for Television New Zealand and an author.
Lee Vandervis is a local-body politician who was first elected to the Dunedin City Council in the 2004 local elections. Vandervis has run for mayor in 2004,2007,2010,2013,2016,2019 and 2022;finishing second in 2007 and 2019. Vandervis failed to win mayor again in 2022,but he was re-elected to the Council.
The 2013 Dunedin mayoral election was held on Saturday,12 October 2013 and was conducted under the single transferable voting system. Dave Cull,Dunedin's 57th mayor,was re-elected after seeing off eight challengers.
Bryan Alexander Cadogan is a New Zealand politician who has served as the mayor of Clutha since 2010. A retailer and former sheep shearer,he was first elected as a Clutha District Councillor in 1998. His younger brother,Tim Cadogan,was the mayor of Central Otago between 2016 and 2024.
The 2019 Dunedin mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019. It was conducted with a single transferable vote (STV) system. Aaron Hawkins was elected for his first term as Dunedin's 58th Mayor after beating 13 other candidates. Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019.
Olivia Wensley is a former lawyer and New Zealand #MeToo advocate. She was the Chief Executive of Startup Queenstown Lakes from 2020-22. Wensley says she has inspired hundreds to share their sexual harassment stories and has been credited for making important efforts in highlighting the working conditions and harassment young legal practitioners can face as lawyers in New Zealand.
The 2022 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections that took place on 8 October 2022,with the new mayor's term lasting to 2025. There are no term limits,but the incumbent third-term mayor,Lianne Dalziel,had announced that she would not be seeking a fourth term. One of the key election issues was whether or not to build a stadium which would cost $683m.
The 2022 Invercargill mayoral election took place on 8 October 2022 as part of the New Zealand local elections. Incumbent mayor Tim Shadbolt unsuccessfully sought a tenth term against nine other candidates,losing to his deputy Nobby Clark.
The 2022 Dunedin mayoral election between 16 September and 8 October 2022 was part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections. Voters preferred former city councillor Jules Radich to the incumbent Aaron Hawkins.
Jules Vincent Radich is a New Zealand politician who has served as the 59th mayor of Dunedin,New Zealand since 2022. He has also served as councillor for the Dunedin City Council since 2019. Radich also serves as deputy Chair of Infrastructure and sits as a member on the Saddle Hill Community Board.
Team Dunedin is a local body ticket which contests local elections in Dunedin,New Zealand.
Tim Cadogan is a New Zealand politician who served as the Mayor of Central Otago between 2016 and 2024. Cadogan worked as a radio broadcaster and lawyer before becoming Mayor. In late October 2024,Cadogan resigned as Mayor and moved to Wellington to work as the Local Government Engagement Specialist at the Taumata Arowai water services authority. He is the younger brother of Bryan Cadogan,the Mayor of Clutha.
