Tim Cadogan. Otago mayors will give 10% of their salaries over the next six months to charities supporting their communities through Covid-19. Members of the Otago Mayoral Forum would decide where the money would best be used within their local area. Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan said the decision, which had been made in response to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, followed email "traffic" between its members over Easter. Forum members also included Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins, who would split his 10% between Women’s Refuge and the Presbyterian Support Otago Foodbank.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 15, 2020 16:30 UTC