Dunedin City Council Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ōtepoti | |
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 Dunedin City Council logo | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 6 March 1989 (1989-03-06) |
| Leadership | |
Cherry Lucas, Independent | |
Sandy Graham since 12 October 2020 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15[a] |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
| Single Transferable Vote | |
Last election | 11 October 2025 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Motto | |
| Maiorum Institutis Utendo | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Dunedin Town Hall,The Octagon | |
| Website | |
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TheDunedin City Council (Māori:Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ōtepoti) is thelocal government authority forDunedin in New Zealand. It is aterritorial authority elected to represent the 132,800 people of Dunedin.[2] Since October 2022, theMayor of Dunedin isJules Radich, who succeededAaron 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 theSingle Transferable Vote (STV) system in triennial elections, with themost recent election held on 8 October 2022.[3]
The composition of the council for the 2025–2028 term is:[4]
| Name | Position | Affiliation | |
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| Sophie Barker | Mayor | Independent | |
| Cherry Lucas | Deputy Mayor[5] | Independent | |
| Andrew Simms | Councillor | Future Dunedin | |
| Lee Vandervis | Councillor | Independent | |
| Jules Radich | Councillor | Independent | |
| Marie Laufiso | Councillor | Building Kotahitaka | |
| John Chambers | Councillor | Your Health Candidate | |
| Russell Lund | Councillor | Independent | |
| Brent Weatherall | Councillor | Independent | |
| Steve Walker | Councillor | Labour | |
| Mickey Treadwell | Councillor | Green | |
| Mandy Mayhem | Councillor | Independent | |
| Benedict Ong | Councillor | Independent | |
| Christine Garey | Councillor | Independent | |
| Doug Hall | Councillor | Independent | |
During the 2022–2025 term the composition of the council was as follows:
| Name | Position | Affiliation | |
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| 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[b] | |
| 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 | |
During the 2019–2022 term the composition of the Council was as follows:
| Name | Affiliation |
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| 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 |
During the 2016–2019 term the composition of the Council was as follows:[7]
| Name | Affiliation |
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| 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 |
During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[8]
| 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 |
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 |
The council has created six localcommunity boards under the provisions of Part 4 of theLocal Government Act 2002,[9] 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.[10]
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