The Dunedin City Council is comprised of the Mayor and 14 Councillors. The Council is responsible for governance of the city and setting its future direction to meet our vision: Dunedin is one of the world’s great small cities.
Dunedin has six community boards; Mosgiel-Taieri, Otago Peninsula, Saddle Hill, Strath Taieri and West Harbour. Each board is made up of six elected representatives and a councillor. The role of the boards is to provide advice to the Council on matters affecting their communities and to advocate for their communities.
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Mayor and Councillors contacts
Mayor and Councillors Mayor Jules Radich
mayor@dcc.govt.nz
027 432 0382Cr Cherry Lucas (Deputy Mayor)
Cherry.lucas@dcc.govt.nz
021 972 133Cr Bill Acklin
Bill.acklin@dcc.govt.nz
021 923 270Cr Sophie Barker
Sophie.barker@dcc.govt.nz
022 601 2778Cr David Benson-Pope
David.benson-pope@dcc.govt.nz
03 454 4136Cr Christine Garey
Christine.garey@dcc.govt.nz
027 447 8876Cr Kevin Gilbert
Kevin.gilbert@dcc.govt.nz
021 221 1562Cr Carmen Houlahan
Carmen.houlahan@dcc.govt.nz
021 332 921Cr Marie Laufiso
Marie.laufiso@dcc.govt.nz
021 532 396Cr Mandy Mayhem
Mandy.mayhem@dcc.govt.nz
021 919 555Cr Jim O'Malley
Jim.omalley@dcc.govt.nz
021 525 547Cr Lee Vandervis
lee@vandervision.co.nz
Home: 03 467 5272
Mobile: 021 612 340Cr Steve Walker
Steve.walker@dcc.govt.nz
027 850 5603Cr Brent Weatherall
Brent.weatherall@dcc.govt.nz
021 192 4549Cr Andrew Whiley
Andrew.whiley@dcc.govt.nz
027 465 3222
Nature of the Council
The Dunedin City Council is elected every 3 years. The Dunedin City Council elections are currently conducted under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system. You can find more information about the STV system on the Single Transferable Vote website (new window).
The Council is comprised of the Mayor, and fourteen Councillors who represent the citizens of Dunedin.
The Council is responsible for the governance of, and setting the strategic direction for the city, and ensuring that the Council works towards meeting the community outcomes that it has set for itself through the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP).
The direction and policies set by the Council are then implemented and managed by the Chief Executive through Council staff.
Standing Orders - Dunedin City Council
The Standing Orders set out rules for the conduct meetings of the Dunedin City Council.
These Standing Orders will apply to all meetings of the Council, and its committees and subcommittees other than the Hearings Committee unless otherwise provided for.
Further details on each of the committees will be provided following the adoption of the Committee Structure and Delegations Manual in early 2023.
