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Dunedin City Council

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Dunedin City Council

Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ōtepoti
Dunedin City Council coat of arms
Dunedin City Council coat of arms
Dunedin City Council logo
Dunedin City Council logo
Type
Type
HousesGoverning Body
Term limits
None
History
Founded6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
Leadership
Deputy Mayor
Cherry Lucas
Structure
Seats15 seats (1 mayor, 14 councillors)
Political groups
  •   Team Dunedin (4)
  •   Labour (1)
  •   Independent (10)
Length of term
3 years
Elections
Single Transferable Vote
Last election
8 October 2022
Next election
October 2025
Motto
Maiorum Institutis Utendo
Meeting place
Dunedin Town Hall
Municipal Chambers, in The Octagon
Website
dunedin.govt.nz

The Dunedin City Council (Māori: Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ōtepoti) is the local government authority for Dunedin in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 136,000 people of Dunedin.[1] Since October 2022, the Mayor of Dunedin is Jules Radich, who succeeded Aaron Hawkins. The council consists of a mayor who is elected at large, and 14 councillors elected at large, one of whom gets chosen as deputy-mayor. The councillors are elected under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system in triennial elections, with the most recent election held on 8 October 2022.[2]

Council membership

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Dunedin Municipal Chambers and Civic Centre. The Municipal Chambers (left) serve as the city's official town hall; council offices are largely contained in the more modern Civic Centre (right).

2022–present

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See also: 2022 Dunedin local elections and 2022 Dunedin mayoral election

The current composition of the council is as follows:

Name Position Affiliation
Jules Radich Mayor Team Dunedin
Cherry Lucas Deputy Mayor Independent
Bill Acklin Councillor Independent
Sophie Barker Councillor Independent
David Benson-Pope Councillor Independent
Christine Garey Councillor Independent
Kevin Gilbert Councillor Team Dunedin
Carmen Houlahan Councillor Independent
Marie Laufiso Councillor Independent [a]
Jim O'Malley Councillor Independent
Mandy Mayhem-Bullock Councillor Independent
Lee Vandervis Councillor Independent
Steve Walker Councillor Labour
Brent Weatherall Councillor Team Dunedin
Andrew Whiley Councillor Team Dunedin

2019–2022

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See also: 2019 Dunedin mayoral election

During the 2019–2022 term the composition of the Council was as follows:

Name Affiliation
Aaron Hawkins (Mayor) Green Dunedin
Christine Garey (Deputy Mayor) Independent
Sophie Barker Independent
David Benson-Pope Independent
Rachel Elder Independent
Doug Hall Independent
Carmen Houlahan Independent
Marie Laufiso Green Dunedin
Mike Lord Independent
Jim O'Malley Independent
Jules Radich Independent
Chris Staynes Independent
Lee Vandervis Independent
Steve Walker Labour
Andrew Whiley Independent

2016–2019

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See also: 2016 Dunedin mayoral election

During the 2016–2019 term the composition of the Council was as follows:[4]

Name Affiliation
David Cull (Mayor) Independent
Lee Vandervis Independent
Andrew Whiley Independent
Aaron Hawkins Green Dunedin
David Benson-Pope Independent
Chris Staynes (Deputy Mayor) Independent
Conrad Stedman Independent
Doug Hall Independent
Rachel Elder Independent
Jim O'Malley Independent
Kate Wilson Independent
Mike Lord Independent
Damian Newell Independent
Marie Laufiso Green Dunedin
Christine Garey Independent

2013–2016

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See also: 2013 Dunedin mayoral election

During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[5]

Mayor Dave Cull
Councillors – Central Ward Hilary Calvert
Richard Thompson
Lee Vandervis
Jinty MacTavish
David Benson-Pope
Aaron Hawkins
Chris Staynes
Neville Peat
Doug Hall
John Bezett
Andrew Whiley
Councillors – Mosgiel-Taieri ward Kate Wilson
Mike Lord
Councillor – Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers ward Andrew Noone

2010–2013

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See also: 2010 Dunedin local elections and 2010 Dunedin mayoral election

During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:

Mayor Dave Cull
Councillors – Central Ward Bill Acklin
John Bezett
Fliss Butcher
Neil Collins
Paul Hudson
Jinty MacTavish
Chris Staynes
Teresa Stevenson
Richard Thompson
Lee Vandervis
Colin Weatherall
Councillors – Mosgiel-Taieri ward Syd Brown
Kate Wilson
Councillor – Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers ward Andrew Noone

Community boards

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The council has created six local community boards under the provisions of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2002,[6] each with six elected members and one councillor appointed by the council:

These community boards are intended to provide advice to the city council regarding the interests of the communities they represent.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Previously a member of Green Dunedin.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 Elections". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ John, Mark (29 July 2024). "Laufiso resigns from Green Party over Tana issue". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "2016 – Dunedin City Council Final Results and Returns of Electoral Donations and Expenses". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Dunedin City Council Final Results". Dunedin City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Local Government Act 2002 No 84 (as at 01 July 2017)". www.legislation.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Community boards". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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