Clutha deputy electoral officer Alan Dickson said a rush of nominations yesterday morning kept electoral staff busy. Unopposed in his bid for a third term as Clutha mayor, Mr Cadogan (57) admitted the news was "still sinking in" soon after nominations closed yesterday. It shows their faith in the council as well as in me. The last three years, we’ve achieved so much together and there’s so many exciting things in front of us." We promised our activities would be rates-neutral and, like other businesses, we have to live within our budget," he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 12, 2016 18:00 UTC