An armada of large cruise ships will head towards New Zealand
next season, bringing tens of thousands of visitors, who are
expected to pump millions of dollars into the Dunedin
economy.
The Dunedin City Council will consider costly improvements to
Dunedin's water infrastructure to address fears chemicals
leaching from former industrial sites are contributing to the
contamination of Otago Harbour.
Last year proved to be a very interesting one with such a
large number of vessels calling here for the first time. And
the last of these to enter the harbour was the attractive
Spirit of Adventure, which was berthed at Port
Chalmers last Thursday and Friday.
Salmon stocks in Otago Harbour are to be boosted later this
month courtesy of a community-run project that aims to
improve fish numbers from its base in Sawyers Bay.
The Otago Daily Times had heard the fishing was good
on Otago Harbour this week. But, being dedicated journalists,
we decided not to take anybody else's word for it.
Despite extensive opposition to Port Otago's Next Generation
Project, the company has been granted resource consent to
dredge Otago Harbour and dispose of the soil at sea.
The Dunedin City Council is to consider more modest plans for
a possible "landmark" bridge, linking the central city and
harbourside area, and bringing the project forward.
