Dunedin City Council

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)
  •   Green (1)
  •   Independent (9)
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 134,600 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]

  1. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  2. ^ "2022 Elections". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

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