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Dunedin mayor Peter Chin is about to embark on his second term in office but don't expect any major changes.
"I want to continue being me. It's not going to be a hell of a lot of excitement for other people but it's the way I've been for the last three years. I assume people are reasonably comfortable with that," Mr Chin said.
He said he had no desire to be front page news everyday.
The voter turn out in Dunedin was above the national provisional average of 43.08 per cent at 46 per cent, 8 per cent lower than last time.
Mr Chin said the numbers reflected that the people of Dunedin were comfortable, not necessary complacent.
The two main issues heading into the elections centred on a new stadium and student behaviour.
"The way I look at that is there were opponents of the stadium who stood for council and the mayoralty and all of them lost," Mr Chin said.
He said people did not view the election as a one issue affair.
The new council would make a decision on the stadium in the coming months, he said.
He said issues with student behaviour and North Dunedin - where a large number of students lived - were being dealt with by a working party with representation from the University of Otago and the council.
He said a working party was looking at landscape issues, layout and future development.
"It's been the focus for me for the last three years. It's all positive relationship building," Mr Chin said.
He said how a tenant or anybody else looked after their property was up to them and their landlord, not the council.
"My feeling with the 12 councillors who have been returned, I think we've got the makings of a very, very good council. Everyone seems to be very positive," Mr Chin said.
"It doesn't mean everyone will agree with what everyone else says but there will be healthy debate," he said.
