Dunedin City Council
Dunedin City Council Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ōtepoti | |
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Dunedin City Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 6 March 1989 |
| Leadership | |
Cherry Lucas, Independent | |
Sandy Graham since 12 October 2020 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
| Single Transferable Vote | |
Last election | 11 October 2025 |
Next election | October 2028 |
| Motto | |
| Maiorum Institutis Utendo | |
| Meeting place | |
| Dunedin Town Hall, The Octagon | |
| Website | |
| dunedin | |
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 132,800 people of Dunedin. Since October 2025, the Mayor of Dunedin is Sophie Barker, who succeeded Jules Radich. 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 11 October 2025.