Source: Greater Dunedin
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VOTE Dave Cull For Mayor
Dave Cull was elected Mayor in 2010, with a mandate to change the way our city was being run. With the support of his Greater Dunedin colleagues he has insisted on openness in Council business and effective two-way communication between Council and community. Under his leadership Council has addressed escalating debt, unsustainable rate rises and serious Council company governance issues. It has demanded much greater efficiency and accountability in its operations and saved many millions of ratepayer dollars.
Mayor Cull’s firm but inclusive chairmanship has ensured Council is less divisive, more collegial and constructive. Three years of hard work is producing a clear vision of the city that we residents want for our future generations.
In a tough economic and political climate Dave Cull has stepped up. He has shown that he will not back down from a challenge and that he is ready to tackle any problem, local, national or global.
Greater DUNEDIN Team Positive
Richard Thomson Central Ward Dave Cull Mayor and Central Ward Chris Staynes Central Ward Kate Wilson Mosgiel-Taieri Ward Jinty MacTavish Central Ward Irene Mosley Central Ward Ali Copeman Central Ward Mike Lord Mosgiel-Taieri Ward Letisha Nicholas Central Ward
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VOTE
Richard Thomson
Your Central Ward candidate for Dunedin City Council
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Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive

Transcript (inside):
Richard Thomson was the top-polling candidate in the last election for City Council, a reflection of his reputation in the community as a man of integrity, experience, ability and social conscience.
He is a prominent Dunedin businessman who has always contributed time and energy to the community. Along with his City Council responsibilities he is an elected member of the Otago Area Health Board and he continues to Chair the Hawksbury Trust, which provides 24-hour care for intellectually disabled adults.
His 30 years in a very competitive area of retailing have equipped him to well understand the importance of effective financial management and good planning, and as a former lecturer in clinical psychology he has always had a clear view of the wider social needs of the community.
He stand for fiscal responsibility and transparency and careful long-term planning that focuses on the things that will make Dunedin one of the world’s great small cities. He interprets that to mean having strong economic, environmental and social plans and strategies and always measuring decisions carefully against them.
Cr Thomson is running for re-election to the City Council as part of the Greater Dunedin team because he is confident that the processes they have set in motion are taking the city in the right direction. He says that consultation with the community has led to a vision of Dunedin that will keep it on its pedestal as the best city in New Zealand to live in.
About Greater Dunedin
Greater Dunedin is an incorporated society, first formed in 2007 to find outstanding people and get them election to the City Council. It searches for candidates with integrity, intelligence, analytical and communication skills, knowledge of and concern about major issues (both local and global) and a commitment to putting in the effort required to contribute to responsible decision-making. There must be diversity in the group, because the job of the Council is to govern the whole city, not just reflect the values of one segment of it.
Greater Dunedin is not a political party and those of its members who are not elected Councillors have no influence in Council decision-making. The elected councillors support and respect each other but they make their own independent judgements about specific Council matters.
In 2007 three Greater Dunedin candidates, Dave Cull, Chris Staynes and Kate Wilson, were elected to the Council. In 2010 Dave Cull was elected Mayor, Kate Wilson and Chris Staynes were re-elected to Council and two new members, Crs Jinty MacTavish and Richard Thomson, were also election. Chris Staynes became Deputy Mayor.
In 2013 the five current Greater Dunedin Council members – Mayor Cull, Deputy Mayor Staynes and Councillors Wilson, MacTavish and Thomson – are all standing again, along with four new Greater Dunedin candidates: Irene Mosley, Mike Lord, Letisha Nicholas and Ali Copeman.
Greater DUNEDIN
Future Positive
Priorities
The Greater Dunedin group have established six positive action priorities for the city over the next three years.
An open Council
We believe that the public should have easy access to as much Council information possible, and that citizens should be involved in decision-making to the greatest degree possible.
Keeping the finances in order
Previous councils chose to initiate many large debt-funded projects simultaneously. We’ll focus on fiscal prudence, reducing debt, keeping rates increases as low as possible and sticking to our long-term financial strategy.
Doing better, with less
Our priority is for cost-saving efficiencies, fair procurement policies that benefit local people, and investments that deliver for the whole city.
A focus on the future
We aim to build stronger communities, facilitate job creation and reduce the effects of financial volatility, high energy costs and climate change. There of our key words to describe Dunedin’s future are ‘sustainable’, ‘resilient’ and ‘connected’.
Celebrating our strengths
It’s vital to support and protect the things that make Dunedin such a special place. We’re blessed with a rich built heritage, stunning ecosystems and wildlife at our doorstep, productive farmland in our hinterland, world-class educational institutions and a dynamic arts and cultural scene.
Building partnerships
What the city achieves over the next 10 years will depend on how well we can build partnerships within and outside of the city to support community projects, protect our environment and reverse the decline of the city’s job and business base.