West Harbour Community News

17/02/2025

Latest Round the Boards - Live on the Oarsome Morning Show 105.4 FM Tuesdays at 8.45 or vis the podcast link.

11/02/2025

DCC consultations open atm. Make your submission.

11/02/2025

Going to be busy on the buses tomorrow. Wednesday 12th Feb

It's going to be busier than normal on the buses between Port Chalmers and the city on Wednesday! 🚌🚌🚌🚢

Tomorrow, Wednesday 12 February, the Island Princess and Crown Princess are scheduled to arrive in Port Chalmers at 6.15am and 6.45am respectively (passengers will disembark about 30 minutes later).

This will cause peak demand for public transport from the port to the city in the morning.

To reduce the impact, we will be:
• Adding extra bus trips during peak hours
• Making sure there’s room for local passengers on the Port Chalmers Route 14 bus to and from the city.

As it's going to be a busy day on Wednesday, we recommend arriving earlier than usual please.

Thanks for your patience! 🙏

Learn more about the 2024-2025 cruise ship season:
www.orc.govt.nz/cruiseships

Tag and share this information with people you know who take the bus to/from Port Chalmers on Route 14.

📷 credit: DunedinNZ

08/02/2025

DCC Waste Management and Minimisation Review Consultation

Information about the services and facilities provided and managed by the Dunedin City Council for residents and visitors to Dunedin.

05/02/2025

DCC are Currently consulting on parks

30/01/2025

Draft plans up for consultation.

29/01/2025

CONSULtations on waste minimisation

Information about the services and facilities provided and managed by the Dunedin City Council for residents and visitors to Dunedin.

29/01/2025

If you have time have a look at how our elected councillors are working for you.

🎥WATCH LIVE: Tune in for day three of this week's Dunedin City Council 9 year plan meeting, as Councillors consider a packed agenda full of big issues for Ōtepoti Dunedin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHgwCPBdn90

29/01/2025

In case you or anyone you know is planning on going out on the water in any of these areas.

UPDATED with new red alert site: This week’s recreational water quality results are in. 💧

Check LAWA for the latest results and to check if it’s safe to swim at your favourite spot:
www.orc.govt.nz/lawa

After some heavy rain prior to sample collection on Monday, a few sites across Otago have reported high levels of faecal bacteria.

Results were at the red alert level for:
🔴 Manuherekia at Shaky Bridge
🔴 Clutha at Dunorling St
🔴 Otokia Creek at Brighton Rd Bridge
🔴 Taieri at Waipiata

Further testing will be carried out. 🧪

Conditions can change quickly so always follow the Swim Smart Checklist:
• Follow any warning signs and check the LAWA website for the latest water quality info and updates (www.orc.govt.nz/lawa)
• Avoid swimming for 48 hours after heavy rain (run-off can be washed into waterways)
• Check the water is clean and clear (you should see your toes when in calf-deep water)
• Stay away from any pipes, culverts, and flocks of birds
• Check for hazards (jagged rocks, stinging jellyfish, steep drop-offs)
• Know how to spot toxic algae in rivers or lakes so you can avoid it

Tag and share this week’s recreational water quality results with people you know who may be visiting the red alert sites.

27/01/2025

What a rain today!! Hope everyone has had their gutters cleaned.

Momo and AkiMai do not like the loud storm sounds.

31/10/2024

On the OI Podcast today.

Lucy Hammonds and Lauren Gutsell are Curators at Dunedin Public Art Gallery. With an emphasis on collaborative curatorial practice, their work extends across contemporary and historic art and craft, with both a national and international focus. They will be talking about the upcoming exhibition Groundbreakers, which opens a window to the world of contemporary art in Ōtepoti at the turn of the century, and in particular women artist’s experiences within this.

https://dunedin.art.museum/exhibitions/future/groundbreakers/

GROUNDBREAKERS
Grace Joel, Frances Hodgkins and the new art of Ōtepoti

9 November 2024 - 27 April 2025
Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Groundbreakers considers the early careers of two of Ōtepoti Dunedin’s most significant artists, Grace Joel and Frances Hodgkins, and explores their work in the context of Ōtepoti in the late 19th century. Drawing together works from the collection of Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Hocken Collectio...

26/10/2024

Morning -
The OI and the Royal Society Te Apārangi are hosting Prof Parry Guildford and Ass Prof Karyn Paringatai THIS Tuesday 29th October 6-7pm Hutton theatre, Tūhura Otago Museum 6-7pm its FREE attendance and the Royal Society are putting on Inspired Pantry platters and a cash Speakers are the 2024 PM science prize winners Prof Parry Guildford and Ass. prof Karyn Paringatai. Topic is their story of finding a genetic cause for stomach cancer and developing a test for it.

It’s a feel good story that is likely to be particular interest to Māori or pasifika folks.

The “Lecture” itself is more of a discussion with the aim of audience participation and a conversation. More in the style of a Hui than an academic lecture.

https://bit.ly/OIParryGuildford

63 - A genetic cause for stomach cancer - Finding a genetic cause for stomach cancer in a whānau now saves thousands of lives Prof Parry Guilford & Ass Prof Karyn Paringatai identified a genetic mutation (in the CDH1 gene) causing members of the McLeod whānau to die from Hereditary Diffuse Gastric...

17/10/2024

Join the conversation with Pete Hodgson this afternoon at 2pm OAR FM Dunedin - Community Access Media.

Or The OI Podcast

http://bit.ly/OIPeteHodgson

Trudi Sunitsch
Otago Institute for the Arts and Sciences

17/10/2024

17/10/2024

Thanks to everyone who replied to the poll on “how the buses went on the first day”.

The majority of people seem to have got on ok in the first couple of days. Thanks ORC.

If you do have a specific issue with the buses please let ORBus know or message me here.
https://www.orc.govt.nz/orbus/contact-us/

I have now removed the poll.

Please remember to read posts before commenting, keep discussion civil (no name calling or threats).

Please keep posts on topic.