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Punt at Tuapeka Mouth

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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, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22794/punt-at-tuapeka-mouth (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.