“Rest in peace after a life of service, after a life of love,” she said. Hamish McNeilly/Stuff Dunedin mayor Dave Cull at his last press conference as a mayor. Ōtākou kaumātua Edward Ellison opened the service with a mihi for Cull, a friend, who he noted was a “builder of partnerships”. He praised his learning of te reo, mentoring of future leaders, and for working closely with mana whenua – a relationship that “flourished”. Current Dunedin mayor Aaron Hawkins praised Cull’s work in making Dunedin a resettlement centre for refugees and a UNESCO City of Literature, among many other things.