Port Chalmers
Port Chalmers is a town and port in East Otago. It is 15 kilometers northeast of Dunedin and is on State Highway 88. It has a primary school and the Catholic primary school closed in January 2023.
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Māori: Kōpūtai | |
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Settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 45°49′04″S 170°37′08″E / 45.8178°S 170.6188°ECoordinates: 45°49′04″S 170°37′08″E / 45.8178°S 170.6188°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | South Island |
| Region | Otago |
| Territorial authority | Dunedin |
| Community board | West Harbour Community Board[1] |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Dunedin City Council |
| • Regional council | Otago Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Dunedin | Sophie Barker[2] |
| • Dunedin MP | Rachel Brooking |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,470 |
| • Density | 453.7/km2 (1,175/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Port Chalmers Media
Euterpe (later Star of India) at Port Chalmers.
Port Chalmers, New Zealand, c. 1895
Dunedin, the first commercially successful refrigerated ship.
View across Carey's Bay at Port Chalmers in 1926
Loading at the new logging wharf, Port Chalmers (1972)
New reclamations at Port Chalmers (1972)
Port Chalmers from the northeast, cruise ship Dawn Princess and a container ship in port
References
- ↑ 2016 West Harbour Community Board Boundary. dunedin.govt.nzDunedin City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ↑ 2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of ResultElectionz. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ ArcGIS Web Application. statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ Population estimate tables - NZ.StatStatistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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