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Port of Timaru

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Port of Timaru

Some provincial ports, such as Nelson, New Plymouth, Napier, Nelson and Timaru (pictured here), made a comeback in the 1980s when facilities were built for containers. Timaru was rebranded as PrimePort Timaru, and developed direct shipping connections with Asia.

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Gavin McLean, Ports and harbours – The modern era, 1960 onwards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6077/port-of-timaru (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gavin McLean, published 2 March 2009, updated 30 July 2015.