Photo: suppliedThe five biggest spenders vying for a seat at Dunedin's council table were elected. The Dunedin City Council has released the list of donation and expenses from this year's local government election. It shows Christine Garey spent $54,641.56 on her campaign, which was covered by a donation from the Garey Family Trust. Candidates for the Otago Regional Council spent much lower than their city council counterparts. The biggest spender was Michael Laws at $7926.34.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2019 05:15 UTC