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Former Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull dies Newshub 2 hrs ago Former Dunedin Mayor Dave cull has died aged 71.  Cull served three terms as Dunedin Mayor before stepping down in 2019 to spend more time with his family.  He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2020 and had been receiving chemotherapy, the Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins acknowledged with great sadness the death of his colleague.  Hawkins said in a statement, Cull's death is terrible news for people across the Dunedin City Council and the region.   "He was a colleague, friend, and mentor to many, and I'm devastated for hi...

The shoe is about to be on the other foot for Pete Hodgson. Pete Hodgson(centre) in 2004, when he was a government minister, meeting President of the Republic of Chile Ricardo Lagos, with Steve Maharey and Stuart McCutcheon. Photo: AFP Once, as health minister, he had health board chairpeople reporting to him. Now he will be reporting to the minister as the new chairperson of the Southern District Health Board (SDHB). Former SDHB chairperson and Dunedin mayor Dave Cull's short term at the head of the organisation was cut short in October by the discovery of a tumour on his pancreas.

He believed the new Dunedin Hospital, which he had been working on with the Southern Partnership Group in recent years, would be a catalyst for positive change in Southland and Otago. “For example, we will see more emphasis on the global move to generalist care in hospital, more emphasis on primary and community healthcare, and more emphasis on valuing patient time,” Hodgson said, which would all eventually result in patients spending less time in hospital. However, he noted that Southland Hospital was ahead of the curve as it already employed a generalist approach – which means lo...