Team Dunedin
Team Dunedin | |
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| Leader | Jules Radich |
| Founded | 12 October 2021 |
| Headquarters | 8 Jones Street, Dunedin |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow |
| Slogan | "Welcoming, Vibrant, Sustainable" |
| Seats on the Dunedin City Council | 4 / 15
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| Website | |
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Team Dunedin is a local body ticket which contests local elections in Dunedin, New Zealand.[1]
Leadership and policies
[edit]It is led by Jules Radich, the mayor of Dunedin.[2] Radich describes the ticket as centrist, encompassing ideas from both the left and right of politics.[1]
Team Dunedin campaign material promoted policies that were "welcoming, vibrant, and sustainable."[3] These included:
- using participatory democracy to make decisions, rather than representative democracy;
- ensuring older citizens' voices are heard in decision-making;
- expanding the network of tracks and trails in the city;
- upgrading existing playgrounds to have "destination" status;
- retaining the existing one-way system along State Highway 1;
- keeping Dunedin "open for business";
- protecting the Esplanade in St Clair; and
- conducting a safety audit of the city.
History
[edit]Team Dunedin was formed by Dunedin City councillor Jules Radich in October 2021 to contest the 2022 Dunedin mayoral and Dunedin City Council elections.[4] Radich described the council's leadership by the progressive, Green Party mayor Aaron Hawkins as "autocratic" and overly influenced by party politics to the point of ignoring residents' interests.[5] With Radich, incumbent councillors Andrew Whiley and Carmen Houlahan were founding members of the ticket.[4]
Other members of Team Dunedin included business owner Brent Weatherall, 2020 ACT Party candidate Callum Steele-MacIntosh, Otago Peninsula Community Board member and school teacher Cheryl Neill, baker Kevin Gilbert, real estate investor and former council staffer Lynette Scott, and restaurant proprietor Riah McLean.[1][3] Houlahan, who had been a founding member of Team Dunedin, withdrew in May 2022 to run against Radich for the mayoralty as an independent.[6] McLean withdrew her candidacy on 5 July 2022, leaving Team Dunedin with seven candidates.[7]
On 8 October, Radich was elected as Mayor of Dunedin, defeating Hawkins. Whiley, Weatherall and Gilbert were elected to the Council.[8][9]
Electoral results
[edit]| Election | Candidates nominated | Seats won | ||
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| Mayoral candidates | Council candidates | Mayoralty | Council seats | |
| 2022 | 1/11 | 7/40 | 1 / 1
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3 / 14
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2022 Dunedin local elections
[edit]| Candidate name | Position contested | Result of election | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jules Radich | Mayor | Elected | |
| Brent Weatherall | Councillor | Elected | |
| Andrew Whiley | Councillor | Elected | |
| Kevin Gilbert | Councillor | Elected | |
| Lynette Scott | Councillor | Not elected | |
| Callum Steele | Councillor | Not elected | |
| Cheryl May Neill | Councillor | Not elected | |
| Jules Radich | Councillor | Withdrawn due to election as mayor |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Miller, Grant (4 June 2022). "Eight on 'Team Dunedin' ticket". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "New Dunedin mayor Jules Radich: Landslide results shows need for change in direction". Radio New Zealand. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Team Dunedin". Team Dunedin. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b Miller, Grant (12 October 2021). "Radich launches Team Dunedin local body election bid". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Williams, David (2 October 2022). "Battle of narratives to win Dunedin's top job". Newsroom. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Miller, Grant (20 May 2022). "Houlahan leaves Team Dunedin to run as independent candidate". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Off Team Dunedin ticket". Otago Daily Times Online News. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Gill, Sinead (8 October 2022). "Jules Radich takes Dunedin mayoralty as Hawkins loses out, while Glyn Lewers is to run Queenstown". Stuff. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "'Dunedin has spoken': Radich says he won by clear margin". Otago Daily Times. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.