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Punt at Tuapeka Mouth

Punt at Tuapeka Mouth

In 2009 the Clutha’s only surviving ferry service was the Tuapeka Mouth punt, which has operated since 1896. The punt, a platform attached to two pontoons, is also attached by wire ropes to overhead cables. It runs from 8 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. – but today most cars take the Clydevale bridge, 10 kilometres downstream.

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Otago places - Clutha River/Mata-Au', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/22794/punt-at-tuapeka-mouth (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 Jul 2015