Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has died.<\/p>\n
Radich was a councillor from 2019 to 2022, and was mayor from 2022 to 2025.<\/p>\n
He was reelected as a councillor in 2025.<\/p>\n
Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker said she ws shocked and saddened by his sudden passing.<\/p>\n
She said his dedication and love for Dunedin was immense and he always had the city’s best interests at heart.<\/p>\n
The council said that as Councillor Radich was a sitting councillor, a by-election will now be triggered.<\/p>\n
Mayor Barker said their deepest love and sympathies were with Radich’s family and friends, and the city’s flags will fly at half mast.<\/p>\n
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