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Otago Regional Council (ORC) is the regional council for Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. The council's principal office is Regional House on Stafford Street in Dunedin with 250-275 staff, with smaller offices in Queenstown and Alexandra. They are responsible for sustainably managing Otago’s natural resources of land, air and water on behalf of the community. Property owners pay rates to both the local and regional council (e.g. the Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council). In June 2022 the council approved an annual plan of $109 Million dollars for 2022-2023 with an 18% rates rise.

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  • Otago Regional Council (en)
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  • Otago Regional Council (ORC) is the regional council for Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. The council's principal office is Regional House on Stafford Street in Dunedin with 250-275 staff, with smaller offices in Queenstown and Alexandra. They are responsible for sustainably managing Otago’s natural resources of land, air and water on behalf of the community. Property owners pay rates to both the local and regional council (e.g. the Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council). In June 2022 the council approved an annual plan of $109 Million dollars for 2022-2023 with an 18% rates rise. (en)
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  • Gretchen Robertson (en)
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  • Otago Regional Council (ORC) is the regional council for Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. The council's principal office is Regional House on Stafford Street in Dunedin with 250-275 staff, with smaller offices in Queenstown and Alexandra. They are responsible for sustainably managing Otago’s natural resources of land, air and water on behalf of the community. Property owners pay rates to both the local and regional council (e.g. the Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council). In June 2022 the council approved an annual plan of $109 Million dollars for 2022-2023 with an 18% rates rise. Otago regional councillors are elected for three year terms. The latest elections in 2022 have resulted in 4 new councillors, including Alan Somerville (Affiliated with the Green Ōtepoti), Elliot Weir, Lloyd McCall and Tim Mepham. The candidates have released candidate information and policy statements. The Otago Regional Council consists of 4 constituencies, which are (in order of vacancies): Dunedin (6), Dunstan (3), Molyneux (2), Moeraki (1). As of 2019, Dunedin remains by far the largest in terms of population with approx. 110,800 people living inside of its boundaries as of 2019 which covers Central Dunedin, Saddle Hill and the Otago Peninsula with 6 representatives total (about half of the total council). Dunstan consists of the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago districts with a total of 3 representatives and a population of approximately 57,400 as of 2019. Molyneux consists of the Clutha District territorial area, and Mosgiel-Taieri with a population of 35,000~ as of 2019 and 2 representatives. The last constituency and the smallest in terms of population is Moeraki, with one elected representative named Kevin Malcolm who was elected unanimously in 2022 due to a lack of opposing candidates. It covers a portion of the Waitaki District and significantly both the Oamaru and Waihemo wards, and part of the Corriedale and Ahuriri wards. The current chairperson of the Otago Regional Council is Gretchen Robertson, and the current deputy chairperson is Lloyd McCall. (en)
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