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Friday 16th August, 2013
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The stage is set and the contenders are ready to go for October's local body elections.
Nominations closed at midday for the men and women who want a say on the DCC, ORC and Southern District Health Boards.
Plenty of change is certain for the city council, at least, and voters will have more information to consider when they post their votes.
Wednesday 14th August, 2013
The list of mayoral candidates for Dunedin has expanded to five.
Green candidate Aaron Hawkins and former ACT MP Hilary Calvert turned up on the nominations list today for the October poll.
Both have already indicated they plan to stand, and both have also been nominated for council seats.
The two join Mayor Dave Cull, Port Chalmers man Kevin Dwyer and independent Andrew Whiley on the list of mayoral hopefuls.
Nominations close on Friday.
Wednesday 17th July, 2013
Former Otago regional councillor and journalist, writer Neville Peat, has announced he plans to stand for the city council this election.
Peat has worked voluntarily for the Orokonui Ecosanctuary trust board, the DCC Harbour Cone/Hereweka Steering Group and the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Trust.
He said this morning the council had plenty of debt, and plenty of challenges on economic, social and environmental fronts.
Tuesday 16th July, 2013
This year's local government elections are about to get officially under way.
Nominations for candidates wanting to stand open on Friday.
The elections cover the city's mayor and councillors, the Otago Regional Council and the Southern District Health Board.
Anyone over the age of 18 with a yearning to become embroiled in city or provincial affairs, or even dip their toe into the controversial world of public health, can have a go.
Candidates must be a New Zealand citizen enrolled on the electoral roll.
Monday 24th June, 2013
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Ratepayers voting for their mayor, councillors and community boards this year will find a major change to the system.
The DCC this afternoon overturned the long-standing tradition of alphabetical ballot papers.
And it gained support from councillors, no matter what letter their names started with.
Wednesday 17th October, 2012
Last week the government released the White Paper for Vulnerable Children.
Part of the document's recommendations include a proposal to create a database of 30,000 'at risk' children, which can be accessed and added to by professionals.
However, the move has been criticised by experts as 'information gathering' rather than active and solution focused.
The 9 Local News Word on the Street team hit the Octagon to ask if you think we are doing enough to protect our children.
Friday 24th September, 2010
Channel 9 - Dunedin Television brings you extensive coverage of the 2010 Dunedin Local Body Elections. A guide to the 2010 elections, the issues facing the city, the Wards and the voting process
Thursday 23rd September, 2010
Channel 9 - Dunedin Television brings you extensive coverage of the 2010 Dunedin Local Body Elections. A guide to the 2010 elections, the issues facing the city, the Wards and the voting process.
In this episode we interview the Mayoral candidates.
Wednesday 22nd September, 2010
Channel 9 - Dunedin Television brings you extensive coverage of the 2010 Dunedin Local Body Elections. A guide to the 2010 elections, the issues facing the city, the Wards and the voting process.
Show 8 - Mosgiel/Taieri Ward and Waikouaiti Coast/Chalmers.
Tuesday 21st September, 2010
Channel 9 - Dunedin Television brings you extensive coverage of the 2010 Dunedin Local Body Elections. A guide to the 2010 elections, the issues facing the city, the Wards and the voting process.
Show 7 - Central Ward:
In this episode we recap all the Central Ward candidates we have interviewed over the past 6 episodes.