He was mayor of East Coast Bays from 1974 to 1983,[1][2] and has also served in a number of roles in North Shore, such as president of Grey Power,[3] and stood as a candidate for the office of mayor of North Shore City.
[1] In 1977, McCulloch was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.
[citation needed] McCulloch was a speculated candidate for the National Party nomination at the 1980 East Coast Bays by-election.
He also contested the East Coast Bays electorate, coming sixth with 1.7% of the vote.
[7] After the One New Zealand party disbanded, McCulloch later ran for the Auckland mayoralty in 2010 as an independent.