The Dunedin Area Residents’ Association (Dara) was incorporated in December, held a special general meeting in March to elect a committee and held its annual meeting on Friday. The aim of Dara was to represent residents of greater Dunedin, and give them a collective voice to raise concerns with local bodies, he said. Key areas of concern for Dara were local bodies’ priorities, performance and politics - however, the association was apolitical, Mr Visser said. The word accountability comes in here.’’On politics the question was whether Dunedin city and Otago regional councillors were the right people to represent Dunedin residents. ‘‘Our focus is how to get the best out of [existing councillors] and help them be better.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 31, 2021 20:26 UTC