Panorama overlooking the Port.

Looking across Port Chalmers and the Otago Harbour to the Otago Peninsula

Port Chalmers is a town of 3,000 people located within the boundaries of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Port Chalmers lies ten kilometres inside Otago Harbour, some 15 kilometres northeast from Dunedin's city centre. Much of it is located on a small hilly peninsula, at the northern end of which is a large reclaimed area which is now the site of Dunedin's container port. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (6805x1750, 2450 KB) Description: This is a panorama of the view from the Centennial Lookout overlooking Port Chalmers and its container terminal, in New Zealand. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (6805x1750, 2450 KB) Description: This is a panorama of the view from the Centennial Lookout overlooking Port Chalmers and its container terminal, in New Zealand. ... View across Port Chalmers and Otago Harbour to Otago Peninsula, new zealand (photo by James Dignan, March 2005) File links The following pages link to this file: Otago Peninsula Otago Harbour Port Chalmers Saint Martin Island/Quarantine Island Categories: GFDL images | Volcanoes of New Zealand ... View across Port Chalmers and Otago Harbour to Otago Peninsula, new zealand (photo by James Dignan, March 2005) File links The following pages link to this file: Otago Peninsula Otago Harbour Port Chalmers Saint Martin Island/Quarantine Island Categories: GFDL images | Volcanoes of New Zealand ... Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ... Otago Harbour consists of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating Otago Peninsula from the main urban areas of Dunedin, New Zealand. ...

Although the harbour beyond Port Chalmers is regularly dredged, most of the port activity is centred on Port Chalmers rather than on Dunedin. Much of the town's economic activity centres on the container terminal. Fishing, of historic importance to the town, is now only a small part of the economy.

The port was the last visited by Robert Falcon Scott before heading south on his final expedition to Antarctica. Captain Sir Robert Falcon Scott RN (June 6, 1868 - March 29, 1912) was a British Naval officer and Antarctic explorer. ...

Port Chalmers and the surrounding townships of Careys Bay, Roseneath and Sawyers Bay have a thriving arts community, and the town is regarded as a haven for alternative lifestylers. Noted residents of the town include Maori artist Ralph Hotere. An alternative lifestyle is a mode or style of conducting ones life that is considerably removed from the generally perceived norm. ... Te Puni, Māori Chief Māori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ... Hone Papita Raukura (Ralph) Hotere is a New Zealand artist of Maori descent (Aupouri iwi). ...

Port Chalmers was also the appelation of a ship which sailed between England, Australia and New Zealand at the beginning of the 20th century. It was torpedoed in mid-October 1940 and sunk, with some crew surviving 14 days at sea on the lifeboat.

See also Port Chalmers community web site