Jim Boult won a resounding victory in Queenstown Lakes, while Tim Cadogan comfortably unseated Tony Lepper to become Central Otago’s new mayor. Asked his thoughts on his declining numbers over each election, Mr Cull responded: "I won. Mr Cull said his job was to vindicate that for the next three years. Cr Vandervis said more than twice as many people voted for a mayor other than Mr Cull. He looked forward to continuing to represent Dunedin voters "to the best of my abilities".

Source: Otago Daily Times October 09, 2016 17:03 UTC