Dunedin City Council

Local Council in New Zealand

Dunedin City Council

Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ōtepoti

Dunedin City Council coat of arms

Dunedin City Council logo

Type
Type|

Unicameral

of Dunedin

Houses| Governing Body

Term limits

| None
History
Founded| 6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
Leadership

Mayor

Jules Radich

Deputy Mayor

Cherry Lucas

Structure
Seats| 15 seats (1 mayor, 14 councillors)

Political groups

* Team Dunedin (4)
* Labour (1)
* Independent (10)

Length of term

| 3 years
Elections

Voting system

| Single Transferable Vote

Last election

| 8 October 2022

Next election

| October 2025
Motto
Maiorum Institutis Utendo
Meeting place
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:

* Strath Taieri Community Board
* Waikouaiti Coast Community Board
* Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board
* Saddle Hill Community Board
* West Harbour Community Board, and
* Otago Peninsula Community Board.

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.

## External links

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