Dunedin (Thursday, 15 June 2023) –
Dunedin’s shared pathway running ‘port to port’ around
Otago Harbour now has a new name thanks to Te Rūnanga o
Ōtākou.
The full trail from Port Chalmers to beyond
Portobello will be known as Te Aka Ōtākou
(The Otago Vine), referring to the winding path of
the trail and the harbour as the central waterway to cling
to.
Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou spokesperson Megan Pōtiki
says, “Tahu Pōtiki named this in 2019, not long before…
