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A performance by the Dunedin public deemed "not brilliant" means the Dunedin City Council will continue to monitor the new traffic layout in Andersons Bay Rd.

To develop or not to develop. That is the question facing the Dunedin City Council later this year when it considers two separate bids to create subdivisions in the village of Outram.

Matters discussed and decided by Dunedin city councillors when the public and media are excluded are to be regularly revealed to the public as part of a new council policy.

The Government will face a united front from New Zealand councils "bemused" by planned changes to the local government sector, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

His comments came as mayors and council chief executives from around the South Island gathered in Dunedin for yesterday's Local Government New Zealand zone five and six meeting.

Staff across the Dunedin City Council group have been granted millions of dollars worth of home loans sourced by the council's financial services arm, the Dunedin City Treasury.

The Dunedin City Council could be facing more multimillion-dollar holes in its budget, with Mayor Dave Cull warning the city's financial fortunes will get worse before they get better.