Submission calls for Shadbolt to 'stop living in sin'

A submission on the Invercargill City Council's annual plan from ratepayer Trevor Cornes called for Mayor Tim Shadbolt to "get married instead of living in sin" because it was "not a good example".

Mr Cornes said later "there'd probably be a lot more out there that think it".

The submission said the city should think about
But Mr Shadbolt said he had "proposed twice and been knocked back twice" by Asha Dutt, his partner of 10 sponsoring the mayor to get married.
years.