Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>Dunedin mayor Jules Radich is trying to rewrite history.</p><p>Radich claims that he "pushed back immediately against government cuts for the new hospital." </p><p>That's just not true.</p><p>In 2022 when National announced yet more cuts to the Dunedin Hospital rebuild, Radich's first reaction was to praise National and perform some sort of celebratory dance. As councillor David Benson-Pope said, "We had to drag the mayor kicking and screaming to do anything."</p><p>Local elections are coming up and Dunedin deserves a more cognisant mayor.</p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/m0aaM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/m0aaM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Dunedin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dunedin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Hospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hospital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/DCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Radich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radich</span></a></p>