Mr Radich received 20,905 votes to Mr Hawkins’ 10,774. "More than it being about political ideology I think [what] we’ve seen around the country is a pushback against the status quo," Mr Hawkins said. Mr Radich told the Otago Daily Times he felt Mr Hawkins had failed to take people along with him on issues. Mr Hawkins found that comment "quite remarkable", and said he had no regrets. Mr Hawkins stood for the mayoralty only.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 10, 2022 05:18 UTC