vice-president and chair of its metro committee. In late May 2019, Cull announced he would not seek re-election at that year's mayoral election. In mid August 2019, Cull announced that he would be contesting local body elections for the Southern District Health Board; he was elected, and then appointed the Board's Chair in December 2019. Death Cull was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2020. After undergoing chemotherapy treatment and spending several weeks in hospital, he died at his home on 27 April 2021, aged 71. In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Cull was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to local government. The award had been approved by the Queen before Cull's death. Bibliography References External links Dunedin City Council Councillors 1950 births 2021 deaths People from Invercargill Mayors of Dunedin New Zealand television presenters People educated at Southland Boys' High School University of Otago alumni People from Otago Peninsula Southern District Health Board members Deaths from pancreatic cancer Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand justices of the peace