Invercargill City Council (ICC) Mayor Nobby Clark is in Dunedin Hospital after suffering a minor heart attack.

Clark was admitted to Southland Hospital on Wednesday afternoon (27 Dec) as a precaution.

ICC Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell said Mayor Clark was in good spirits and recovering well with no further incident overnight, but had been transferred to Dunedin Hospital today (28 Dec) for further tests.

“We’re all very grateful for the care and support provided by the hospital care teams and our thoughts are with Mayor Clark and his family as we wish him a speedy recovery.”

“The Mayor and his family kindly request privacy while they focus on his recovery but I look forward to receiving more positive updates to share as they become available to me,” Campbell said.