Motorbike riders and cruise ship passengers mingled as they packed into Dunedin’s central city yesterday.
Almost 300 bikes made their way to the Octagon from Careys Bay in the afternoon for the 34th annual Bronz Toy Run.
Hundreds of gifts were given by the public for the Balmacewen Lions to distribute to children in need through social agencies.
Bronz (Bikers Rights Organisation New Zealand) Otago president A. J. Todd said he was ‘‘stoked’’ with the turnout, which was the best in five years.
The 5800 passengers and crew from cruise ship Ovation of the Seas were also in town yesterday, a day earlier than planned.
Some came out to see the riders, he said.
"I don’t know if they’ve donated, but they sort of waved us off into Port Chalmers."
The mixture of riders and passengers caused a "bit of congestion", but overall everything went smoothly, he said.
