Dunedin looks set to enter a race with Wellington to be New Zealand's first fair trade city.
The matter hinges on the result of an extraordinary meeting of the Dunedin City Council today to discuss the matter.
Information on how far the council has progressed the matter is unclear, as the meeting will be held with the public excluded.
Mayor Peter Chin would not comment on the issue last week, apart from saying it might be a good news story for the city, and everything would be revealed today, "if it all fits together".
Mr Chin has been involved in a committee set up in 2006 to turn Dunedin into a fair trade city.
The movement began in the United Kingdom, where many cities are registered.
Fair trade cities commit to using and selling fairly traded products, and having fair trade products available.
A Wellington City Council spokeswoman said last week that Wellington had agreed to work towards being a fair trade city, after a vote to do so in September, but was yet to have official recognition.
It had to put into place about five different objectives before that could be done.
Cr Fliss Butcher, who has raised the idea in the past, said she was "delighted" it was going to the council for consideration.
