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.