The mayor is the leader of the council. Their job is to promote a vision for the city and lead the development of the council’s plans, policies and budget. The mayor appoints the deputy mayor, establishes committees for particular topics, and appoints chairs for those committees. This is a single transferable vote (STV) election, so you vote by ranking the candidates on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Dunedin City Council mayoral election.
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Marie Laufiso
Building Kotahitaka

Mickey Treadwell
Green Party

Pamela Taylor
Independent

Doug Hall

Benedict Ong

Lync Aronson
Independent-Fully Funded City Council

Andrew Simms
Future Dunedin

Carmen Houlahan
Independent

Flynn (Nisvett) Nisbett
Aotearoa New Zealand Silly Hat Party

David Milne
Independent

Lee Vandervis
Independent

Zenith (aka Ruthven Allimrac) Rose-Wills
The Radical Action Faction

Mandy Mayhem

Jules Radich
Independent

Sophie Barker
Independent - working for you

Lianna Macfarlane
Independent
The climate crisis threatens human extinction, rights like shelter and food are becoming investments for the ultra wealthy, and there is a rise in bigotry against our most vulnerable people. I feel I had to do something to fight this growing tide of catastrophes, and ensure the people I love like my god daughters have a world they can thrive in.
I take the crises we are all experience seriously. I acknowledge that I am not a genius with all the perfect answers, and am committed to taking on the solutions the public want. I believe the vast majority of people are good and caring and recognise our true enemy is capitalism and falsely fostered bigotry.
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