Dunedin City Council

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.

[2] The current composition of the council is as follows: During the 2019–2022 term the composition of the Council was as follows: During the 2016–2019 term the composition of the Council was as follows:[4] During the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the Council was as follows:[5] During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the Council was as follows: 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.

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).