Student numbers are expected to increase at the University of Otago next year, turning around three years of declining enrolments at the institution.

Dunedin mayor Dave Cull has secured a second term and will head a Dunedin City Council featuring six new faces and one returning veteran.

The beautiful game and some of its best young players are coming to Dunedin, with confirmation Forsyth Barr Stadium will host seven matches during the 2015 Fifa Under-20 World Cup.

Shedding staff cost the Dunedin City Council more than $600,000 in the last year, and more than half the money went to two senior managers.

A web content filter for the Dunedin City Council's internal network has deemed a Family First NZ website on traditional marriage a "hate" site.