Doug Hall plans bid for council

The businessman embroiled in a tussle with the Dunedin City Council over the realignment of State Highway 88 is considering an election bid.

Doug Hall, owner of Hall Bros Transport, told the Otago Daily Times yesterday he was ''thinking seriously'' about another bid for a council seat, running as a self-financed independent.

That was despite his dispute with the council over the highway realignment, which last year prompted him to seek a High Court review of the process underpinning its construction.

Mr Hall had stood previously, and unsuccessfully, for a council seat, and aborted his last bid in 2010 for health reasons.

However, ''frustrations'' over his dealings with the council meant he was determined to stand.

''I think I've got a hell of a lot of stuff to offer the council because there's so much stuff I've been involved in,'' he said.